<p>People in several multi-storey buildings rushed out in panic as the capital felt the tremors of the eathsquake that struck Nepal on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and several officials moved out of the Secretariat when the tremors were felt around 12.35 pm.<br /><br />“Please do not panic and maintain calm. Earthquake situation is being closely monitored and officials are already in the field,” Kejriwal tweeted.<br /><br />The tremors were felt for over 30 seconds in the city when the first quake hit the neighbouring country. Metro services stopped for over 10 minutes as a result and moved at a slow speed for the next half an hour.<br /><br />“The intensity in Delhi ranged between IV-V MMI scale. Six aftershocks hit Nepal, of which the effect was felt in Delhi most prominently when the first aftershock hit Nepal. Some people, mostly in multi-storey buildings felt tremors here when the second aftershock hit Nepal. The aftershocks will continue for months now,” said J L Gautam, Director, Operations at the Centre for Seismology, Indian Meteorological Department. MMI scale or Modified Mercalli Intensity scale measures the intensity felt. The range of IV-V MMI scale indicates a moderate effect.<br /><br />“I felt the tremors twice. I was sitting with my friends on the stairs of the Metro station and immediately went outside,” said Shivani, a teenager who ekes out a living by selling beads outside Janpath Metro station.<br /><br />Several buildings in Connaught Place and Barakhamba Road were evacuated before office goers returned to work.<br /><br />A group of office goers on Kasturba Gandhi Marg was heard discussing the need to stay calm.<br /><br />“They do not realise that panic will lead to a stampede-like situation,” said a member of the group. M D Akhtar, who runs a soft drinks stall in Connaught Place, said, “I was scared as the tremor hit. I was glad I was in an open area.”<br /><br />For some people, the initial reaction was “it was in their minds”.“I was in the library when I felt the tremors. But I looked around to confirm that other people were affected too. A few times since the last earthquake, I have been panicky. Soon, there were announcements that the building had to be evacuated and we were standing outside the building on KG Marg,” said Deepu Mukherjee.</p>
<p>People in several multi-storey buildings rushed out in panic as the capital felt the tremors of the eathsquake that struck Nepal on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and several officials moved out of the Secretariat when the tremors were felt around 12.35 pm.<br /><br />“Please do not panic and maintain calm. Earthquake situation is being closely monitored and officials are already in the field,” Kejriwal tweeted.<br /><br />The tremors were felt for over 30 seconds in the city when the first quake hit the neighbouring country. Metro services stopped for over 10 minutes as a result and moved at a slow speed for the next half an hour.<br /><br />“The intensity in Delhi ranged between IV-V MMI scale. Six aftershocks hit Nepal, of which the effect was felt in Delhi most prominently when the first aftershock hit Nepal. Some people, mostly in multi-storey buildings felt tremors here when the second aftershock hit Nepal. The aftershocks will continue for months now,” said J L Gautam, Director, Operations at the Centre for Seismology, Indian Meteorological Department. MMI scale or Modified Mercalli Intensity scale measures the intensity felt. The range of IV-V MMI scale indicates a moderate effect.<br /><br />“I felt the tremors twice. I was sitting with my friends on the stairs of the Metro station and immediately went outside,” said Shivani, a teenager who ekes out a living by selling beads outside Janpath Metro station.<br /><br />Several buildings in Connaught Place and Barakhamba Road were evacuated before office goers returned to work.<br /><br />A group of office goers on Kasturba Gandhi Marg was heard discussing the need to stay calm.<br /><br />“They do not realise that panic will lead to a stampede-like situation,” said a member of the group. M D Akhtar, who runs a soft drinks stall in Connaught Place, said, “I was scared as the tremor hit. I was glad I was in an open area.”<br /><br />For some people, the initial reaction was “it was in their minds”.“I was in the library when I felt the tremors. But I looked around to confirm that other people were affected too. A few times since the last earthquake, I have been panicky. Soon, there were announcements that the building had to be evacuated and we were standing outside the building on KG Marg,” said Deepu Mukherjee.</p>
