5.5 magnitude quake hits India's Utharakhand

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.