New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- Earth Sciences Minister Jitendra Singh has assured citizens that there is no cause for concern following the 'mild' earthquake tremors felt in and around Delhi NCR early Monday morning. He said experts are keeping a close watch and urged the public not to panic.

The tremors, recorded at approximately 5:36 am, had a magnitude of about 4 on the Richter scale with a depth of 5 km.

"Early in the morning, somewhere around 5.36 am there were earthquake tremors felt in and around Delhi. The depth was about 5 km. The magnitude was about 4 on the Richter scale. But in the technical language, such kinds of tremors are referred to as shallow earthquakes - in other words, it means little possibility of any damage happening. So...