Earthquake details

Sunday, January 19, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit India on Sunday, January 19, 1975 at 13:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shimla (India - IN), about 180.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 78.642 and latitude 32.131.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	32.131, 78.642
UTC time	1975-01-19 13:04:36.600

Location	Shimla
Country	India (IN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1975-01-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shimla	180.6 km
Solan	199.2 km
Dehradun	209.3 km
Kālka	216.2 km
Pinjaur	220.9 km
Rishikesh	227.7 km
Nangal	229.8 km
Panchkula	233.5 km
Chandigarh	234.7 km
Ropar	238.7 km
Mohali	243.6 km
Kharar	244.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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