A quake measuring 4.6 on the Richter Scale hit the area around the Indo-Pak border region in Punjab at 5:24 PM, tremors of which were felt in Pakistan and several parts of north India, including Delhi.
According to the National Centre for Seismology, a unit of Ministry of Earth Sciences, the epicentre of the quake was Indo-Pak border and it hit at a depth of15 kms.
"The epicentre was on the Indian side, but very close to the border," Operations Head, NCS J L Gautam said. There were no reports of any immediate loss of lives or damage to property.
Tremors were also felt in parts of Rajasthan though no loss of life or property occurred.
The mild tremors of magnitude 4.4 were felt near Rajasthan-Haryana border and nearby region at 4.28 AM, according to MeT department here.
"No loss of property was reported in the state,"the state police control room said.
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