During the early hours of Friday, August 14, an <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/colombia-earthquake-death-toll-rises-to-188-over-1600-injured--23644370" rel="nofollow">earthquake </a>of magnitude 3.0 struck Chamba in Himachal Pradesh, reported the National Centre of Seismology (NCS).
As per ANI, 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."
While taking it to social media handle X, NCS further mentioned, "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."
As per the USGS data highlighting some facts about <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/colombia-earthquake-132-dead-hundreds-injured-and-multiple-buildings-damaged-23644273" rel="nofollow">natural disasters</a>, &ldquo;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,&rdquo; cited by ANI.&nbsp;
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) further noted that 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, according to ANI.&nbsp;
(With inputs from ANI)
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