A 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal on April 4, 2025, sending light tremors across parts of North India. The quake hit at 7:52 p.m. local time, with its epicenter located at a depth of 20 kilometers in western Nepal, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). While it rattled homes and got people talking, there’s no word yet on damage or injuries—leaving folks relieved but on edge.
The shaking rippled through northern India, hitting places like Delhi-NCR, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. In Delhi, people felt a gentle jolt—enough to notice but not enough to panic. “It was like the floor hummed for a few seconds,” one resident said. Posts on X lit up with reactions, some calling it a “light sway,” others just glad it wasn’t worse. The NCS pegged the exact spot at latitude 28.83°N and longitude 82.06°E, a seismically restless corner of Nepal.
Nepal’s no stranger to quakes—it sits on a hotspot where the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates smash together, building the Himalayas and keeping the ground jumpy. This one wasn’t as fierce as past monsters like the 7.8 magnitude disaster in 2015 that killed nearly 9,000, but it’s a reminder of the region’s shaky reality. North India feels these vibes often because it’s so close to the action—just a few hundred kilometers from the Himalayan fault lines.
No big harm’s been reported yet, which is good news. Authorities in Nepal and India are keeping an eye out for aftershocks, a common follow-up to these events. For now, it’s a shake that got hearts racing but left things standing—a small jolt in a land that’s used to the earth’s restless tremors.