Magnitude 5 earthquake hit Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand

A 5-magnitude earthquake hit Pithoragarh, Didihat and Munsiyari sub-divisions of this border district of Uttarakhand Sunday.

The quake occurred at 12.37 pm, the District Disaster Management office said here.

It had a latitude of 29.7 degrees north and a longitude of 80.6 degrees east. Its epicentre was somewhere near the

India-Nepal border and had a depth of 10 km, the office said.

District Magistrate C Ravishankar said no loss to life and property was reported.