India, Feb. 17 -- Caretakers at Delhi's Jheel Park in Dhaula Kuan on Monday claimed that a 4.0-magnitude earthquake this morning uprooted a tree that had stood for over 20-25 years.

The epicentre of the earthquake that hit the national capital in the morning, was located at Dhaula Kuan. Park caretakers believe that the seismic activity is to blame for the loss of the tree.

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"I reported for duty at 9 am today when I saw the uprooted tree. This is a 20-25-year-old tree. This must have happened due to the earthquake because there was nothing like wind or thunderstorms or anything here. Workers said that when they had a round at the par...