As Delhi feels the effect of Nepal's earthquake; residents rush to Twitter to confirm

Nepal experienced an earthquake during the early hours of Wednesday and the aftershock tremors were felt in different parts of northern India. Many in Delhi also felt the effects of the earthquake.

According to news reports, at least six people lost their lives in Doti, Nepal when a house collapsed as a result of the earthquake.

Many turned to social media to document the effects of the earthquake with many sharing videos of swaying ceiling fans and light fixtures. With many already reeling under the effects of the bad air quality, memes were shared about the growing list of concerns for them. Many came to Twitter shortly after feeling the tremors to see if other had felt it.


The Indian National Center for Seismology reported that the quake measured at a magnitude of 6.3. Fortunately, no serious damage has been reported and the likelihood of fatalities is low as per USGS.

Here are some of the memes that were circulated shortly after the earthquake.









The epicentre of the earthquake was near Nepal’s Dipayal, 340 kilometres (210 miles) west of Kathmandu, and was registered at a depth of 15 kilometres (nine miles) by USGS. It hit around 2:00 am (2030 GMT). Western Nepal had also been jolted by a magnitude 4.8 earthquake at a depth of 10 kilometres hours earlier, around 9:00 pm (1530 GMT).