Earthquake details

Thursday, December 19, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit India on Thursday, December 19, 2002 at 22:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bandipura (India - IN), about 99.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 74.494 and latitude 35.301.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	35.301, 74.494
UTC time	2002-12-19 22:21:35.680

Location	Bandipura
Country	India (IN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-12-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bandipura	99.3 km
Sopur	112.9 km
Bāramūla	122.3 km
Soyībug	137.7 km
Srinagar	138.3 km
Muzaffarabad	139.6 km
Battagram	151.0 km
Mansehra	160.4 km
Abbottabad	174.0 km
Rawlakot	174.2 km
Havelian	184.9 km
Anantnag	185.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.8 Srinagar India · 2026-02-02 00:05 UTC	151.9 km
M 4.4 Muzaffarabad Pakistan · 2025-12-06 19:10 UTC	149.3 km
M 4.1 Srinagar India · 2025-09-14 02:54 UTC	125.9 km

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