M4.4 earthquake near Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

What happened

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 36 km NNE of Chamba, India on 16 Aug 2017, 03:26 UTC at a depth of 45 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Chamba, about 37 km away in Himachal Pradesh, India.