Moderate quake jolts northern India
A moderate earthquake jolted northern India on Wednesday, a day after the region was shaken by a 6.7 magnitude quake in the remote mountains of northeastern Afghanistan.
"The earthquake (Wednesday) measured 5.2 on the Richter scale," an official at the Indian Meteorological Department said.
The epicentre was 20 kilometers north of the Hindu pilgrimage town of Badarinath in the Himalayan state of Uttaranchal, said R.K. Pandey, head of Uttaranchal disaster management office.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. He said there were no reports of injuries or damage from the quake which hit at 0709 GMT and was also felt in the Indian capital New Delhi
The tremor followed a 6.7-magnitude quake Tuesday in the Hindu Kush range of northeastern Afghanistan that was felt as far away as New Delhi and triggered panic among survivors of October's South Asian earthquake disaster.
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