Strong Earthquake In Delhi-NCR Sparks Meme Fest

Delhi and its neighbouring areas woke up to an earthquake of 4.0-magnitude, which had frightened residents rushing out of their homes. The National Centre for Seismology said that tremors were felt across north India, with Delhi as the epicentre. The quake’s depth was just 5 km.

The early morning earthquake sparked a meme fest on social media with many users saying they woke up without an alarm today.

#SoundWalaEarthQuake
Rocked #Delhi.

Other speciality was that it woke up people without alarm. There it’s#AlarmWalaEarthQuake.
As reported by #India news media personnel. ?#earthquake

— J.R (@JRM010001) February 17, 2025

Me Waking Up from Bed Thinking There is a Ghost Under My Bed..

Earthquake in Delhi pic.twitter.com/cpdMwyZjlr

— Chamber (@RealMrChamber) February 17, 2025

The popular Rajinikanth meme was also being shared. 

Earthquake in Delhi be like:#earthquake #delhi pic.twitter.com/fxfDorYwVb

— Aman Yadav (@maiiaman) February 17, 2025

Another meme showed a Delhi person running inside because of pollution and then running inside because of earthquake.

People’s of #Delhi #earthquake#भूकंप pic.twitter.com/pv1V1Msg1J

— Somesh Nolkha (@somumsdian) February 17, 2025

Another meme shows how officials measure the quake and how Indians measure it.

How indian measure #earthquake pic.twitter.com/qcX1IqyCuh

— Deepak_Saini (@deepaksaini2692) February 17, 2025

Another meme shows Delhi residents fighting with pollution and earthquake simultaneously.

Leave Delhi #earthquake #earthquakeindelhi pic.twitter.com/zETiZZ13Ou

— Sameer (@TheSameerLive) February 17, 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged the residents of Delhi and nearby areas to “stay calm” and follow safety precautions.

In a post on X, The Delhi Police said, “We hope you all are safe, Delhi!” It also urged citizens to call on the emergency 112 helpline for emergencies.

Delhi is prone to earthquakes as it is located in a high seismic zone (zone IV) of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) seismic zonation map.