Earthquake: 5.0 magnitude quake hits Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba
An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 struck Chamba in Himachal Pradesh on Friday night.
Earthquake: 5.0 magnitude quake hits Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba
Chamba: A 5.0 magnitude earthquake jolted Himachal Pradesh's Chamba on Friday at around 10:04 pm. According to National Centre of Seismology (NCS), the quake occurred at a shallow depth of 5 km.
Sharing the details on its website, the NCS said, "M: 5.0 - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, Origin Time: 2026-06-05 22:04:36 IST, Latitude: 32.274, Longitude: 76.423, Magnitude: 5.0, Depth: 5km."
Further details are awaited.
Earlier, a 2.8 magnitude earthquake also struck the Mangan district in Sikkim at 4:07 PM today.
In a post on X, NCS said "EQ of M: 2.8, On: 05/06/2026 16:07:41 IST, Lat: 27.558 N, Long: 88.563 E, Depth: 5 Km, Location: Mangan District, Sikkim."
Earthquakes can occur anywhere between the Earth's surface and about 700 kilometres below the surface. For scientific purposes, earthquake depth range of 0 - 700 km is divided into three zones: shallow, intermediate, and deep, as per USGS data.
According to United States Geological Survey, quakes between 0 and 70 km deep are considered as shallow. Quakes between 70 - 300 km deep falls under intermediate earthquakes category. 300 - 700 km deep are deep earthquakes.
Earthquakes that occur at depths greater than 70 km are generally classified as deep-focus earthquakes
(with ANI inputs).
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