Snowbound Pangi of Chamba jolted by a 5.3 magnitude earthquake

Indian Meteorological Department stated today that a 5.3 magnitude earthquake jolted snowbound Pangi tribal habitation in Chamba district about  350 km from this capital town, this evening.

A report arriving here said that an earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale rocked Pangi tribal station at 2134 hrs on Thursday.

The epicenter of the earthquake was recorded at a Latitude of 33.09 Longitude of 76.59 and a depth of 10 km in the earth. No report loss of life or property was reported. 

Due to the high magnitude of the earthquake, people felt shocks for a few seconds.