After a 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked the southern part of China, tremors were felt in New Delhi and its adjoining areas.
So far, no reports of injury or destruction have come up.
According to some online reports, tremors were felt in Pakistan as well.
The US Geological Survey said the quake occurred in the Tian Shan mountain range, “a seismically active region, though earthquakes of this size occur somewhat infrequently.”
It said the largest quake in the area in the past century was a 7.1-magnitude one in 1978 about 200 kilometres to the north of one early Tuesday.
State broadcaster CCTV said there were several aftershocks since the main quake, registering up to 4.5 magnitude.
Tremors were felt as far away as the neighboring countries Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. In the Kazakh capital of Almaty, people left their homes, the Russian news agency Tass reported.
