Earthquake details

Thursday, May 13, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit India on Thursday, May 13, 1965 at 10:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pithorāgarh (India - IN), about 24.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 80.271 and latitude 29.800.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	29.800, 80.271
UTC time	1965-05-13 10:51:15.560

Location	Pithorāgarh
Country	India (IN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1965-05-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Pithorāgarh	24.8 km
Almora	63.3 km
Nainital	91.5 km
Mahendranagar	93.5 km
Haldwani	96.5 km
Ramnagar	119.5 km
Kichha	122.8 km
Dhangadhi	126.2 km
Baheri	136.7 km
Pīlibhīt	137.8 km
Bīlāspur	140.6 km
Kashipur	143.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Pithorāgarh India · 2025-12-07 02:43 UTC	65.7 km
M 4.6 Pithorāgarh India · 2025-05-22 20:03 UTC	41.1 km

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