The epicentre of the temblor, which struck at 9:32 pm, was located 27 km north northwest of Mandi in the hill state. 

The Himalayan region has witnessed a series of quakes over the past fortnight. 

The Himalayan region along the Uttarakhand-Nepal border has experienced at least 10 earthquakes of varying magnitudes between November 8 and 16, data from the National Centre of Seismology showed. -- PTI