Tremors were felt in Himachal and some parts of neighbouring Punjab and Haryana on Thursday afternoon.
The epicentre of the earthquake was district Chamba-Kangra, border region on Himachal and it measured 5 on the Richter Scale. The earthquake took place at 1.41 pm at a depth of 10 km,” said Surender Paul, director of local Met Department. In Himachal, the tremors were felt prominently in Shimla, Chamba, Hamirpur, lahaul, Spiti and Kullu and Kangra districts.
He said, “The latitude of the epicenter was 32.3 degree north and the longitude was 76.5 degree east. The tremors lasted for few seconds in the city and neighboring states.” No reports of damage to life and property have been reported in the city and neighboring states of Punjab and Haryana.
Various parts of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir lie in the seismic zone IV or V while many parts of Haryana lie in seismic zone IV, which means they are extremely vulnerable to earthquakes.