India News | 3.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Himachal Pradesh's Chamba
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. An earthquake of magnitude 3.0 struck Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh at 6:36 am on Friday, according to the National Centre of Seismology. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5 km, with its epicentre located at latitude 33.131 and longitude 76.585.
Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 14 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 3.0 struck Chamba in Himachal Pradesh on Friday, reported the National Centre of Seismology (NCS).
The earthquake hit the district at 06:36 am.
Sharing the details on its website, the NCS said, "M: 3.0 - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, Origin Time: 2026-08-14 06:36:28 IST, Latitude: 33.131, Longitude: 76.585, Depth: 5 km."
In a post on X, NCS said: "EQ of M: 3.0, On: 14/08/2026 06:36:28 IST, Lat: 33.131 N, Long: 76.585 E, Depth: 5 Km, Location: Chamba, Himachal Pradesh."
https://x.com/NCS_Earthquake/status/2088071941240635747?s=20
Earthquakes can occur anywhere between the Earth's surface and about 700 kilometres below the surface. For scientific purposes, the earthquake depth range of 0 700 km is divided into three zones: shallow, intermediate, and deep, as per USGS data.
Shallow earthquakes are between 0 and 70 km deep; intermediate earthquakes, 70 -300 km deep; and deep earthquakes, 300 - 700 km deep. In general, the term "deep-focus earthquakes" is applied to earthquakes deeper than 70 km, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) states. (ANI)
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