Massive earthquake rocked North India on Early Wednesday.The earthquake, epicentred in Pakistan's Balochistan province, also felt in Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon, Jaipur and other adjacent areas.
In Delhi the temblor were felt around 1.58 am, which lasted around one minute.
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the 7.2 magnitude earthquake was 84 km deep.
Around 10 houses were collapsed and several others damaged in Pakistan’s mountainous region of Balochistan. However, the exact report of damage and causality is yet to be known.
According to reports, houses were damaged in Quetta, capital city of Balochistan province. But details about the damage were not immediately available.
A three-storey building reportedly collapsed in Karachi after the earthquake. Details about any casualties were, however, not immediately known.
Local media quoted meteorological officials as saying that the epicentre was located in Kharan area of Balochistan province, with a warning that there might be aftershocks following the earthquake.
Meanwhile, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said the quake was too far inland to have generated a tsunami in the Indian Ocean.
In Rajasthan, cracks were reported in the several houses while window glasses were also damaged due to massive tremor.