India, Feb. 17 -- An earthquake of magnitude 4 on the Richter Scale struck Bihar's Siwan on Monday with a depth of 10 kilometres, the national centre for seismology said.

This comes just hours after strong earthquake tremors were felt in Delhi and the national capital region.

According to NCS data, the quake that hit Bihar was at a latitude of 25.93 North and longitude of 84.42 East.

In the early hours of Monday, around 5:36 am, Delhi residents were woken up by strong tremors, with several people rushing out of their homes. Though the quake was at a magnitude of 4 on the Richter scale, with a depth of five kilometres, the effect of the jolt left people in shock.

Shallow earthquakes, originating five or 10 kilometres below the surface,...