Shimla, Oct 17: An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 struck Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla district in the early hours of Saturday, October 17, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).

The tremor occurred at 4:36:27 am IST at a depth of 10 kilometres. The epicentre was located at latitude 31.298° North and longitude 77.529° East, approximately 24 kilometres from Rohru in Shimla district.

As of Saturday morning, there was no confirmed information regarding casualties or structural damage caused by the earthquake. Further details about its impact were awaited

The latest tremor comes amid seismic activity reported in the Himalayan region. Earlier, on October 6, a magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district.

The Himalayan region is seismically active due to the ongoing collision between the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates. However, there is no established evidence linking the two recent earthquakes.

Further updates on the Shimla earthquake are expected as more information becomes available from the authorities.