Minor tremors felt in Himachal-Punjab border, Nicobar islands

Two low-intensity earthquakes measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale today hit Himachal-Punjab border and the Nicobar islands but no damage to property or life was reported.

The first quake shook the Nicobar islands at 8.13am with its epicentre at a latitude of 8.6 degree north and a longitude of 92.2 degree east, an official of Seismology Division, department of science and technology, said.

The second tremor, also measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale hit the Himachal-Punjab border region at 12.23pm today.

Its epicentre is located at Hoshiarpur, having a latitude of 31.7 degree north and longitude of 76.1 degree east.

However, there was no reports of any casualty from the state and union territory authorities so far, he said.