New Delhi, April 3 -- Earthquake tremors were felt in Delhi and parts of North India around 9:50 pm on Friday. Many claimed on social media that "earthquake tremors [were] felt in Delhi-NCR and Jammu Kashmir."

"Weatherman Navdeep Dahiya" posted on X that the earthquake was of magnitude 5.9 and the epicentre was the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border. However, an official confirmation on the details are awaited.

Meanwhile, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) confirmed the seismic data, stating that 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit Fayzabad in Afghanistan at 20:42:57 local time - 21:42:57 IST.

An official in Jammu and Kashmir also said the quake was of 5.9 magnitude. The epicentre of the quake was Afghanistan at a Latitude of 3...