Shimla, January 22: A low-intensity earthquake shook Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district on Wednesday, an official said. This is the second quake in Chamba in the last 10 days.

"An earthquake measuring 3 on the Richter scale was recorded at 9.01 pm. The epicentre was at a depth of 5 km, northeast of Chamba district, mild tremors were felt in adjoining areas." Shimla Meteorological Centre, Director, Manmohan Singh, said. Earthquake Tremors of 5.4 Magnitude Felt in Jammu & Kashmir, Epicentre in PoK.

On January 12, an earthquake of 3.3 magnitude had hit the district. Most parts of Himachal Pradesh, including Chamba, fall in the seismic sensitive zone.

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