New Delhi, April 3 Earthquake tremors were felt in several parts of northern India on Friday night, including Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, and Haryana, officials said.
The tremors, which lasted for a few seconds, occurred around 9:45 pm. There were no immediate reports of any damage.
An official in J-K said the quake was of magnitude 5.9.
The epicenter of the quake was in Afghanistan, at latitude 36.398 degrees North and longitude 70.878 degrees East, the official said.
The depth of the quake was 150 km, he added.
"I felt a strong jolt that lasted for a few seconds," said Baldev Chand, a resident of Chandigarh who lives in an apartment on the second floor.
Ajay Kumar, who lives on the 11th floor of a residential building in Zirakpur, Punjab, said, "The tremors lasted for a few seconds. We thought of rushing down, but the tremors stopped soon."