Panic gripped parts of Delhi-NCR on Thursday morning after a 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck near Jhajjar in Haryana at 9.04 am. The tremors felt across Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, Ghaziabad and parts of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh sent residents rushing out of homes, schools and offices. No damage or casualties were reported. The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said the quake originated at a depth of 10 km. According to official data, the capital region has witnessed 446 earthquakes between 1993 and 2025 within a 50 sq km radius, making Thursday’s quake no anomaly.
