Light earthquake shakes Shimla, Chamba; no damage reported
A minor earthquake shook the Shimla and Chamba districts of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday morning, according to officials. The quake registered a magnitude of 4.0 and its epicenter was located at a depth of 10 km. No casualties or property damage have been reported so far. A magnitude 2.5 tremor was also recorded in Chamba earlier.
"We have not received any reports of loss in Shimla district," a Shimla administration official stated, adding that authorities are on alert. The State Disaster Management Authority reported that the situation remains under control in the affected areas. Himachal Pradesh is situated in the highly seismically active Seismic Zones IV and V. While a draft proposal suggested elevating the entire Himalayan region to Seismic Zone VI, it was withdrawn following an administrative review.
The region has experienced devastating earthquakes in the past, most notably the 1905 Kangra earthquake which killed over 10,000 people and remains one of the deadliest seismic events in the region.
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