An earthquake of great intensity hit few parts of Himachal Pradesh this afternoon.
Met Department said that earthquake hit Himachal Pradesh at 1616 hours measuring 7.8 magnitude of the Richter scale. The epicenter of earthquake was at Iran-Pakistan borders at a latitude of 72.0 degrees East and longitude of 28.0 degrees North.
The tremor of earthquake was also felt in this capital town. So far, there is no report of loss of life or property.