The epicentre of the earthquake was 21 km from Amritsar in Punjab, according to the National Center for Seismology.
However, there were no immediate reports of any loss of life or damage to property.

In a disaster alert issued here on Sunday to all the district magistrates in UP, the Relief Commissioner said in a statement, ‘Report of breaking of a part of Nandadevi Glacier in Uttarakhand has been received. The districts on the Ganga river (banks) need to be on a high alert and the monitoring of water level needs to be done 24×7. If required, the people need to be evacuated.’
The Tapovan Vishnugad power plant is a 520MW run-of-river project which is being constructed on Dhauliganga River in Chamoli District of Uttarakhand.