Earthquake details

Sunday, March 27, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit India on Sunday, March 27, 1977 at 05:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Leh (India - IN), about 185.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 78.545 and latitude 32.706.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	26.0 km
Coordinates	32.706, 78.545
UTC time	1977-03-27 05:36:49.200

Location	Leh
Country	India (IN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-03-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Leh	185.3 km
Shimla	220.8 km
Solan	241.8 km
Nangal	251.7 km
Kālka	257.3 km
Pinjaur	262.3 km
Dehradun	269.5 km
Ropar	271.7 km
Chandigarh	275.2 km
Panchkula	275.5 km
Pathankot	275.8 km
Hoshiārpur	280.2 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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