Thursday, February 5, 2026
News

Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 strikes Himachal Pradesh

SocialTwist Tell-a-Friend    Print this Page   COMMENT

Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) | April 4, 2024 11:59:04 PM IST
An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 on the Richter scale struck Himachal Pradesh's Chamba area on Thursday.

According to the National Centre for Seismology, the earthquake occurred at 9:34 PM.

"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, India," the NCS said on X.

However, there is no loss so far as the tremors were felt in non-populated areas.

Nearly 119 years ago on April 4, 1905, a devastating earthquake happened that killed thousands of people. (ANI)

 
  LATEST COMMENTS (0)
POST YOUR COMMENT
Comments Not Available
 
POST YOUR COMMENT
 
 
TRENDING TOPICS
 
 
CITY NEWS
MORE CITIES
 
 
INDIA WORLD ASIA
Parliament Budget Session: Both Houses t...
Himachal CM Sukhu inaugurates developmen...
Revenue deficit grant cut will severely ...
BJP systematically destroying MNREGA sch...
Delhi Police arrest Al Falah University ...
Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel praises landm...
More...    
 
 Top Stories
Delhi Capitals post 203/4 against R... 
India eyes Dornier aircraft sales d... 
Death toll rises to 18 in Meghalaya... 
WPL finale: Malaika Arora grooves t... 
"Nehruji felt 35 crore citizens are... 
Check out Divine, Gurinder Gill's n... 
Focused policy and transparent deci... 
"By end of 2026, we will end legacy...