WATCH - Doctors deliver baby amidst strong earthquake tremors at J&K hospital

A major earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale jolted north India including Delhi-NCR, Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan on Tuesday evening.

There is no immediate report of any casualty or major damage to property.

The tremors were felt at around 10:17 pm in several cities of north India and its epicenter was at a depth of 156 kilometres in the Afghanistan Hindu Kush region, officials said.

As per GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences) the magnitude of the earthquake was 6.6 on the Richter scale.

Twitter is flooded by several videos from different parts of India showing people running out of their homes due to the earthquake.

However, a video of doctors at a hospital performing surgery amid tremors is being appreciated by netizens.

Anantnag district’s Chief Medical Officer shared a video on Twitter and said, ''Emergency LSCS (lower-segment cesarean section) was going on at SDH (Sub District Hospital) Bijbehara, Anantnag, during which strong tremors of earthquake were felt.''

“Kudos to the staff of SDH Bijbehara which conducted the LSCS smoothly and thank god everything is all right,'' the tweet said.

Emergency LSCS was going-on at SDH Bijbehara Anantnag during which strong tremors of Earthquake were felt.
Kudos to staff of SDH Bijbehara who conducted the LSCS smoothly & Thank God,everything is Alright.@HealthMedicalE1 @iasbhupinder @DCAnantnag @basharatias_dr @DHSKashmir pic.twitter.com/Pdtt8IHRnh

— CMO Anantnag Official (@cmo_anantnag) March 21, 2023

In the viral video, doctors and paramedical staff were seen operating a patient when they felt strong tremors of earthquake which led to power failure for few seconds but they didn't panic and completed the surgery.

Check out netizen's reactions:

Doctors performing surgery in 7.7 magnitude Earthquake with “ La ilaha Ila Allah “ on tongues . Allah o Akbar 
They won’t leave the patient like this #earthquakeinpakistan #Earthquake
#7.7 pic.twitter.com/6B5rwem6wT

— Dr.Sadam Anwar (@SadamAnwar11) March 21, 2023

Salute to #Doctors and #Paramedical staff of Sub District Hospital #Bijbehara in #Kashmir. Doctors & paramedical staff were operating a patient when they felt strong tremors of #earthquake which led to power failure for few seconds but they didn't panic and completed surgery pic.twitter.com/VBxKcWn3yo

— Yasir Mushtaq (@path2shah) March 21, 2023

Amazing display of professionalism and dedication by the doctors at SDH Bijbehara, Anantnag, who successfully delivered a baby through LSCS during an earthquake. Kudos to the medical staff for keeping their nerves and ensuring a safe delivery. #JandK #Earthquake #MedicalHeroes pic.twitter.com/vOY8gz0kkw

— Tasaduq Yaseen (@tasaduq_yaseen) March 21, 2023

Emergency LSCS was going on SDH bijbehara Anantnag #jammukashmir during which Strong Tremors of #earthquake were felt .
Kudos to staff of SDH bijbehara.
Salute to Doctors and Assisting staff .#earthquake #Hindukush#Tremors #delhiearthquake pic.twitter.com/CxYp8h6d70

— Mohammad Wasim (@WasimMohd1996) March 21, 2023