Two mild earthquakes hit Himachal, no reports of damage

Two mild earthquakes hit Himachal Pradesh on Saturday morning, authorities said.

Two medium intensity earthquakes with the epicentre in Kullu region of Himachal Pradesh jolted the Himalayan state in span of nearly 20 minutes on Saturday.

Two mild earthquakes hit Himachal Pradesh on Saturday morning. (Shutterstock/Representative image)

According to National Centre of Seismology, a unit of Ministry of Earth Sciences, the first quake -- measuring 4.6 on Richter scale -- occurred at 6.44am at a depth of 10 kilometres. The second quake measured 4.3 on the Richter Scale and hit at 7.05am at the same depth.

The epicentre of both the quakes was in Kullu, it said.

There were no immediate reports of loss life or damage to property.

The Himalayan belt of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh are known as earthquake-prone regions in the world.