New Delhi - A 5.2 magnitude earthquake shook northern India on Wednesday, a day after residents of New Delhi and other areas in the north were shaken by a 6.7 quake centered in the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan.

The Meteorological Department said the epicenter was in the Chamoli district of Uttaranchal. There were no initial reports of damage or casualties, an official said.

Scores of houses were damaged in Afghanistan by Tuesday's early morning earthquake, the biggest since the devastating Oct. 8 South Asia quake that killed almost 75,000 in the region.

More than 20,000 people died when a powerful quake hit Gujarat in 2001.