Earthquake of magnitute 4.1 hits Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur

An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 hit Himachal Pradesh on Monday. Tremors were felt in Kinnaur at around 4.21 pm.

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SHIMLA: A moderate intensity earthquake of magnitude 4.1 hit Himachal Pradesh at around 4:21 pm on Monday.

Earthquake of Magnitude:4.1, Occurred on:21-05-2018, 16:21:05 IST, Lat:31.6 N & Long: 78.4 E, Depth: 5 Km, Region:District Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh pic.twitter.com/lFLi3N3pfx — India Met. Dept. (@Indiametdept) May 21, 2018

No loss of life or destruction of property has been was reported so far.

Tremors lasted a few seconds in the tribal Kinnaur district and adjoining areas, an official of the local Met department said.

The epicentre of the quake was traced to the district, about 114 km from state capital Shimla.