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Quake rocks region
Tribune News Service and agencies

CHANDIGARH, Nov 8 — Hundreds of residents of the city came out of their houses as an earthquake rocked the city late tonight.

The earthquake rocked the city around 10.18 p.m. The Tribune office was flooded with calls from anxious residents wanting to know about the quake and its after effects.

Residents of Sectors 20, 23, 44, 45 and other areas in the southern part of the city felt the tremor and came out on the streets.

Till the time of filing this report, no loss of life had been reported.

The adjoining areas in Punjab and Haryana also experienced the tremor. A report from Jalandhar said that a mild tremor hit the city at 10.22 p.m.

SRINAGAR: Two tremors shook Srinagar and its adjoining areas on Monday night, rattling doors and windows and forcing people to rush out of their houses in panic.

The first tremor of mild intensity was felt around 10.18 p.m., followed by a severe shock two minutes later.

There was no immediate report of loss of life or damage to property, the police said.
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