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Earthquake of 5.0 Magnitude rocks Kangra valley

Kangra, June 6 (UNI) Kangra Valley experienced an earthquake on Friday late evening measuring 5.0 on the Richter Scale. The tremor lasted for a few seconds, with its epicentre located 18 km from Dharamshala towards the Chamba region. No major loss of life or property was reported from any part of the valley. A cement slab of a house at Palampur collapsed; however, no one was injured in the incident.
The earthquake was of moderate magnitude. Its coordinates were Latitude 32.274 and Longitude 76.423. People experienced the tremors and, in panic, rushed out of their houses. The entire valley felt the quake. The earthquake, measuring 5.0 on the Richter Scale, was recorded at 8:04 pm.
Officials told UNI that no loss of life or property was reported from any part of the district following the earthquake.
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