Low intensity quake rocks Himachal’s Kinnaur, no loss of life reported so far

The epicentre of the quake was at a depth of five kilometres in the northeast of Kinnaur, he said, adding mild tremors were also felt in the adjoining areas.

A low-intensity quake measuring 3.0 on Richter scale shook parts of tribal Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh on Monday. However, no loss of life and property was reported from anywhere.

A low-intensity quake shook Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district Monday. (HT File Photo)

The tremor at 9.11 am lasted nearly 45 seconds while an aftershock was recorded at 9: 15 am. The epicentere of the quake was in Kinnaur district, bordering China at a depth of five km below the earth’s surface, the local meteorological office in Shimla said.

This is the third time this year that an earthquake hit Kinnaur which is in a high seismic zone. Two mild earthquakes had hit the district on May 21 and May 25. Kinnaur falls in the seismic zone 4 and 5. In the last 50 years Kinnaur region has been hit by the earthquakes of more than 4 intensity on the Richter scale 12 times.