Two quakes jolt Himachal (Lead)
Saturday - May 20, 2017 4:34 pm ,
Category : INDIA
Shimla May 20 (IANS) In less than 24 hours two mild earthquakes again jolted Himachal Pradesh s Chamba district on Saturday an official said.
However no loss of life or damage to property was reported.
The first earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale was felt for some seconds at 9.11 a.m. and another of magnitude 4.1 at 11.18 a.m. Meteorological Office Director Manmohan Singh told IANS.
He said the epicenter of both the earthquakes was the Chamba region.
On Friday two low intensity earthquakes struck in Chamba district adjoining Jammu and Kashmir.
The first temblor measuring 2.8 on the Richter scale was recorded at 3.34 a.m. while the second measuring 4.5 was recorded at 5.32 a.m.
--IANS
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