A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 5.8 on Richter Scale on Monday night hit Uttarakhand, tremors of which were felt in Delhi and other parts of northern India.

The earthquake jolted the North India at 10:33pm and tremors were felt for about 30 seconds. There was no loss of life or damage to property, however one was injured in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district, which according to National Seismological Bureau was the epicentre of the quake.

“The depth of the quake was 33km and it occurred at 10.33 PM,” said JL Gautam, operations head at the NSB, a unit of ministry of earth sciences.

Uttarakhand, which falls in the Himalayan belt, is known for high seismic activities.

A slight damage due to the quake can upset electoral activities and poll preparations in the state, which votes on February 15. Many booths near Ukhimath in Rudraprayag district are in remote areas, several of them snow-bound.

Uttarakhand is one of the most seismically active states in India and is no stranger to earthquakes of this magnitude. The region has experienced at least eight earthquakes of 5+ on Richter Scale since 2005, but none bigger than the one that came yesterday.