M 5.0 earthquake – 32 km NW of Bāgeshwar, India
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Local time: Oct 6, 2026 · 22:23 (UTC+5:30)
ModerateShallow · 20 kmPAGER green
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- Magnitude
- 5.0body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 20 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 30.076, 79.57550 km from Rānikhet
- Energy released
- 477 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- 50"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 5.3max. instrumental (MMI)
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 408USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Sep 3, 2026.
How strong was it?
Moderate earthquake. It released 477 tons of TNT, 1 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around India.
- 7.0 21 km SE of Dārchulā, Nepal Aug 28, 1916
- 6.8 32 km E of Uttarkāshi, India Oct 19, 1991
- 6.8 136 km ENE of Kulu, India Jan 19, 1975
- 6.7 115 km SSE of Gar, China Mar 6, 1966
- 6.7 6 km SE of Jahāngīrpur, India Oct 10, 1956
- 6.6 37 km ESE of Dārchulā, Nepal Jun 27, 1966
- 6.6 68 km ENE of Srīnagar, India Mar 28, 1999
- 6.6 131 km N of Dārchulā, Nepal Oct 14, 1911