An earthquake of 5.3 magnitude hits Chamba in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday night around 9.30 pm and occurred at a depth of 10 km in Pangi. “Earthquake of Magnitude:5.3, Occurred on 04-04-2024, 21:34:32 IST, Lat: 33.09 & Long: 76.59, Depth: 10 Km ,Location:Chamba, Himachal Pradesh.” National Center for Seismology tweeted.
Communication network has been affected in villages near the earthquake’s epicenter Pangi and teams have been dispatched to the area, Additional Chief Secretary (Revenue and Disaster) Onkar Sharma told PTI. Chamba,falls in the “very high damage risk” seismic zone five of the Himalayan region.
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A 7.8-magnitude earthquake on this day in 1905 in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra had led to large-scale death and destruction, and according to NCS records, more than 20,000 people had died in the disaster in the Western Himalayas.
(With input from PTI)
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