Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district and its adjoining areas felt a tremor at 4.06 pm on Monday after a mild earthquake measuring 3.7 epicentred in the district hit the region triggering panic among the people.
There was no immediate report of any casualty or damage to property.
However, the people were rattled as this was the second time they felt tremor in around 24 hours as the first one clocking 6.8 was felt in the afternoon of Sunday.
Uttarakhand Meteorological Centre director Bikram Singh said that as compared to the one that struck on Sunday, it was a milder one. It had originated at 29.8 N latitude and 80.1 E longitude.