Earthquake details

Sunday, December 16, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit India on Sunday, December 16, 1973 at 19:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bāramūla (India - IN), about 27.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 74.051 and latitude 34.187.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	47.0 km
Coordinates	34.187, 74.051
UTC time	1973-12-16 19:09:47.700

Location	Bāramūla
Country	India (IN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-12-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bāramūla	27.0 km
Sopur	40.3 km
Rawlakot	45.4 km
Muzaffarabad	57.1 km
Bandipura	60.2 km
Soyībug	61.6 km
Kamra	69.8 km
Srinagar	70.4 km
Kotli	75.7 km
Abbottabad	77.4 km
Mansehra	80.2 km
Havelian	83.5 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.8 Srinagar India · 2026-02-02 00:05 UTC	59.5 km
M 4.4 Muzaffarabad Pakistan · 2025-12-06 19:10 UTC	39.0 km
M 4.1 Srinagar India · 2025-09-14 02:54 UTC	114.6 km

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