Himachal earthquake: Tremors have been felt in components of north India as a 5.3-magnitude earthquake hit Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh at the moment (April 4). The earthquake struck at 9.34 pm, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) mentioned.
Mild tremors have been additionally felt in Chandigarh and components of Punjab and Haryana. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km in Chamba district, officers of the meteorological division in Shimla mentioned.
No injury reported
No loss of life or property has been reported from any half of Himachal Pradesh in earthquake that lasted a couple of seconds, officers mentioned.
“I felt a strong jolt lasting a couple of seconds. Just when I was thinking of rushing downstairs, the tremors stopped,” mentioned Sanjay Kumar, a Chandigarh resident.
An 8-magnitude earthquake on at the present time in 1905 in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra had led to large-scale dying and destruction. According to NCS information, greater than 20,000 individuals had died within the catastrophe within the Western Himalayas.
More particulars are awaited on this regard.
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