AP
Jaipur, Apr 9: A moderate 5.3 magnitude earthquake hit Rajasthan on Thursday, injuring two school children and causing cracks in dozens of homes, police said.
Panicked residents rushed out of their homes as they felt the seconds-long tremor in the tourist town of Jaisalmer, said Vishnu Kant, the superintendent of police.
Two children were injured by falling stones as the temblor partially damaged their school building, located inside a 850-year-old red sandstone fort on the outskirts of Jaisalmer, Kant told The Associated Press.
Nearly 5,000 people live inside the fort.
Dozens of homes in the region also suffered cracks, he said. The Indian Meteorological Department in New Delhi said the epicenter of the temblor that struck at 7:17 a.m. was 20 miles (30 kilometers) northwest of Jaisalmer.
Jaisalmer is 420 miles (670 kilometers) west of Jaipur.