Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 30, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit India on Tuesday, March 30, 1999 at 21:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Almora (India - IN), about 92.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 79.335 and latitude 30.376.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	30.376, 79.335
UTC time	1999-03-30 21:02:10.340

Location	Almora
Country	India (IN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1999-03-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Almora	92.2 km
Rishikesh	104.6 km
Nainital	109.5 km
Ramnagar	111.3 km
Pithorāgarh	122.0 km
Haridwar	122.7 km
Dehradun	125.1 km
Najībābād	128.0 km
Haldwani	129.8 km
Jaspur	131.5 km
Kashipur	134.4 km
Nagīna	135.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Nainital India · 2025-11-30 04:57 UTC	18.4 km
M 4.6 Pithorāgarh India · 2025-05-22 20:03 UTC	148.3 km

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