3.4 magnitude earthquake hits Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra, no casualty reported

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A medium-intensity earthquake hit Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district on Sunday, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

As per the reports, the earthquake was measured 3.4 magnitude on the Richter Scale at 11:55 am.

“The epicentre of the earthquake was recorded at the latitude of 32.3 degrees north and longitude of 76.2 degrees east and depth of 5 kilometres in Kangra district,” the weather department said.

Till now, there were no reports of loss of life or damage to property.

Earlier on Sunday, Union Territory of Ladakh was hit by a medium intensity earthquake measuring 5.3.

Read: Medium intensity earthquake hits Ladakh

The quake occurred at 10.54 am at a depth of 10 kilometres, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).