Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sep 24: A 6.3 magnitude earthquake with its epicentre near Indo-Pak border shook Northern States, including the Delhi-NCR, Punjab and J&K.
According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) and other agencies there was no immediate report of any loss of life or property due to the quake which occurred at 4.33 pm in the northern region.
“The epicentre was near the India-Pakistan border. The closest big city to the epicentre is Rawalpindi (in Pakistan’s Punjab province),” said J L Gautam, head of operations at the NCS.
People rushed out of their homes and offices in panic in several parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan.
“I was preparing for my examination when I suddenly felt my chair and table shaking. I immediately ran outside,” said a 15-year-old student who resides on the 11th floor of a building in Zirakpur near Chandigarh.
Tremors were also felt in Shimla, Mandi, Kangra, Una and other parts of Himachal Pradesh.
Meanwhile, in Jammu, Rajouri and Poonch, the people came out of their houses and offices in panic when the quake hit the region. In some villages near the LoC in Nowshera, Balakote and Mendhar areas, some cracks developed in the walls of some houses but there was no loss of life or property reported.
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