'Kadam Kadam Par Khatra': Netizens Flood Social Media With Memes As Earthquake Hits Delhi-NCR

People hurried out of their businesses and houses as the tremors were felt, and preliminary reports indicate that no damage to life or property has been recorded thus far. 

People post memes on social media as earthquake hits Delhi NCR.

An earthquake of magnitude 3.1 caused vibrations in the Delhi-NCR region, with data on the extent of its impact still pending. According to the National Centre for Seismology, the temblor was recorded at a depth of 10 kilometres, with its epicentre 9 km east of Faridabad, Haryana, at coordinates 28.41° latitude and 77.41° longitude. "Earthquake of Magnitude:3.1, Occurred on 15-10-2023, 16:08:16 IST, Lat: 28.41 & Long: 77.41, Depth: 10 Km ,Location: 9km E of Faridabad, Haryana, India," National Centre for Seismology posted on X. 

Many social media users responded to the tragedy in their own unique way, using memes.

People of Delhi NCR running out from their houses after earthquake 🏃‍♂️#earthquake #DelhiNCR

pic.twitter.com/ApRflRSf3s

— Andleeb Akhtar 🇮🇳 (@mr_akhtar_17) October 15, 2023

Tectonic plates in Delhi NCR be like:#earthquake #DelhiNCR pic.twitter.com/b0X6m0qGPZ

— Ashutosh Srivastava 🇮🇳 (@sri_ashutosh08) October 15, 2023

Delhi people now a days, 😂#DelhiNCR #earthquake #Delhi #earthquakes pic.twitter.com/rFOcwQccnl

— Arjun Patidar 💙 (@arjunPatidar_AJ) October 15, 2023

Tectonic plates in Delhi every week be like:#earthquake pic.twitter.com/sNvUcoxMoH

— Normal Insaan 🚩 (@Op2186251733928) October 15, 2023

#earthquake
Delhi people nowadays - Main bachega nhi idhar, main mar jaayega.... 😂 2nd in 14 days..

But today I Don't realised it.. pic.twitter.com/IDsjNFN3kz

— Kanishka Rao ❤️ ~ (@Nonitroublmaker) October 15, 2023

*#earthquake exists*

Other states : oh god, we're going to die.

Delhites :pic.twitter.com/1aXRqfNXH7

— Tweeting Quarantino (@rohitadhikari92) October 15, 2023

"I felt the tremor while I was sitting on a chair. I went outside to check and other people also experienced it. Of late, these tremors have been coming at regular intervals. Only nature knows what is happening but we are in shock," says a local in Delhi. 

VIDEO | "I felt the tremor while I was sitting on a chair. I went outside to check and other people also experienced it. Of late, these tremors have been coming at regular intervals. Only nature knows what is happening but we are in shock," says a local in Delhi after a… pic.twitter.com/g5Ryh0k3AS

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) October 15, 2023

The national capital and adjoining regions fall in sesimic zone IV, which means that it is a high-risk zone prone to earthquakes.

This is the region's second earthquake this month, increasing concerns about the frequency of such events. The tremors were felt widely across the Delhi-NCR area earlier this month and spread to portions of North India, including Uttarakhand and the Uttar Pradesh capital, Lucknow, as well as Hapur and Amroha. 

In the earlier case, the vibrations were caused by two earthquakes that struck Nepal in fast succession. Around 2:25 p.m. IST, a magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Nepal at a depth of 10 km. A stronger tremor, measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale, occurred 25 minutes later at 2:51 p.m. IST.