Light intensity quake in Himachal’s Lahaul-Spiti

A minor earthquake struck Lahaul-Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh at 11

A minor earthquake struck Lahaul-Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh at 11.34pm on Tuesday.

The epicentre of the 2.8-magnitude tremor was located at a depth of 5 km, according to the meteorological centre in Shimla.

The epicentre of the 2.8-magnitude tremor was located at a depth of 5 km, according to the meteorological centre in Shimla.

Authorities said no casualty or damage to property was reported.

Earlier, three light intensity tremors jolted Chamba district on Monday and Tuesday.

Almost the entire state of Himachal Pradesh falls in the high damage risk zone, while parts of Chamba, Kangra, Una, Mandi, Kullu, Hamirpur and parts of Lahaul-Spiti fall in the very high damage risk zone of the earthquake hazard map.

A quake of 7.8-magnitude had killed more than 20,000 people in Kangra in 1905 when hill towns of the region were reduced to rubble.