Earthquake details

Sunday, March 28, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit India on Sunday, March 28, 1999 at 19:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Almora (India - IN), about 84.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 79.387 and latitude 30.315.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	30.315, 79.387
UTC time	1999-03-28 19:36:05.510

Location	Almora
Country	India (IN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1999-03-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Almora	84.1 km
Nainital	102.3 km
Ramnagar	105.7 km
Rishikesh	107.8 km
Pithorāgarh	113.7 km
Haldwani	122.4 km
Haridwar	125.0 km
Jaspur	127.3 km
Najībābād	127.5 km
Kashipur	129.4 km
Dehradun	130.0 km
Nagīna	133.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Nainital India · 2025-11-30 04:57 UTC	10.0 km
M 4.6 Pithorāgarh India · 2025-05-22 20:03 UTC	140.0 km

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