Earthquake details

Thursday, March 18, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit India on Thursday, March 18, 1965 at 02:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pithorāgarh (India - IN), about 22.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 80.365 and latitude 29.732.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	29.732, 80.365
UTC time	1965-03-18 02:41:27.160

Location	Pithorāgarh
Country	India (IN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1965-03-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Pithorāgarh	22.4 km
Almora	69.9 km
Mahendranagar	87.4 km
Nainital	96.4 km
Haldwani	98.9 km
Dhangadhi	116.8 km
Kichha	122.7 km
Ramnagar	125.6 km
Pīlibhīt	134.1 km
Baheri	135.9 km
Pūranpur	137.3 km
Bīlāspur	141.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Pithorāgarh India · 2025-12-07 02:43 UTC	59.0 km
M 4.6 Pithorāgarh India · 2025-05-22 20:03 UTC	30.5 km

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