Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 24, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit India on Wednesday, October 24, 1973 at 19:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Udhampur (India - IN), about 57.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 75.731 and latitude 33.062.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	52.0 km
Coordinates	33.062, 75.731
UTC time	1973-10-24 19:57:17.900

Location	Jammu
Country	India (IN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-10-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Udhampur	57.7 km
Kathua	79.5 km
Pathankot	87.9 km
Jammu	89.0 km
Anantnag	91.7 km
Shakargarh	103.7 km
Hadali	118.4 km
Siālkot	128.9 km
Narowal	133.8 km
Pasrur	133.9 km
Srinagar	142.7 km
Sambrial	144.4 km

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