 "Earthquake measuring 5.5 on Richter Scale hits Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag; tremors felt in Delhi, Haryana")
New Delhi: Tremors were felt in several parts of North India as a medium-intensity earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale hit Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district on Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department said.
According to the IMD’s National Seismological Centre, the quake occurred at 8:49 pm.
The epicentre of the quake was at a depth of 30 kilometres, according to Vikram Singh, the director of MeT office in Dehradun.
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There were no reports of loss of property or life.
People in several districts of Uttarakhand ran out of their homes in panic, the official said
Uttarakhand, a part of the Himalayan region, falls under a high seismic zone.
Tremors were felt in Delhi, Haryana, Chandigarh and parts of Punjab.
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