Chandigarh, February 10
An earthquake of moderate intensity shook the tricity about half an hour past Thursday midnight. The quake, measuring 5 on the Richter scale, hit parts of Punjab and Haryana and Uttarakhand. The epicentre of the quake was stated to be in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand and was also felt in many parts of the northern region. However, there were, however, no reports of loss of life or property from anywhere in Punjab and Haryana.
The tremors triggered panic in a lot of areas, particularly in the Yamuna Valley area of Uttarakhand, with people coming out of their homes. Though some houses reportedly developed cracks in the Barkot area of Uttarkashi, there were no reports of any major damage to life and property in the region, which was the epicentre of the devastating 1991 earthquake that left hundreds of people dead.
Rajesh Kumar, a resident of Sector 11 here, said that he had returned to the city after finishing his official assignment at Delhi. He said he was going to bed when he noticed tremors and virtually remained sleepless.
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