'Kabhi earthquake, kabhi pollution': Scared Delhiites flood social media saying 'main nahi bachenga idhar'

An earthquake of 4.0 magnitude rocked parts of Delhi-NCR early on Monday, the National Center for Seismology said. There were no immediate reports of any damage or injuries. However, after feeling the tremors, people moved to social media platforms, ensuring a meme fest.

The earthquake, with its epicentre in New Delhi, struck at a depth of five kilometres at 5:36 am, it said in a post on X.

The epicentre was near Durgabai Deshmukh College of Special Education in Dhaula Kuan, an official told PTI.


That region, which has a lake nearby, has been experiencing smaller, low-magnitude quakes once every two to three years. It recorded an earthquake of 3.3 magnitude in 2015, he said.

Here are some of the memes:


Delhi falls under seismic zone IV, making it a high-risk area for earthquakes, with the northern region being the most vulnerable.

Delhi has faced several earthquakes over the years. In 1960, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake caused some damage in New Delhi. In 2001 and 2004, earthquakes hit the city due to the shifting of underground rocks. In 2007, a magnitude 4.1 earthquake occurred when two underground rock layers slid past each other.