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Mild tremors felt in Himachal Pradesh

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Published : Feb 28, 2020, 1:27 PM IST

A 2.7 magnitude earthquake struck the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh Friday morning. However, no reports of any loss of life or property.

Mild tremors felt in Himachal Pradesh
Mild tremors felt in Himachal Pradesh

Kullu:A low-intensity tremors were felt in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh Friday morning.

There were, however, no reports of any loss of life or property.

Director of Meteorological Centre in Shimla, Manmohan Singh said the quake measuring 2.7 on the Richter scale was recorded at 10.48 am.

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The epicentre of the quake was at a depth of 5 kilometres in the northeast of Kullu district, he added.

Most parts of Himachal Pradesh, including Kullu, fall in a high seismic sensitive zone.

(PTI)

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