Delhi: Tremors were felt in several parts of North India as a medium-intensity earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale hit Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district on Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department said.
According to the IMD's National Seismological Centre, the quake occurred at 8:49 pm.
There were no reports of loss of property or life.
The northern state of Uttarakhand, a part of the Himalayan region, falls under a high seismic zone.
