M6.4 earthquake near Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 6 km ESE of Chamba, India on 22 Jun 1945, 18:00 UTC at a depth of 20 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Chamba, about 7 km away in Himachal Pradesh, India.