Earthquake details

Thursday, September 4, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit India on Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 12:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pithorāgarh (India - IN), about 78.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 80.349 and latitude 30.279.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	30.279, 80.349
UTC time	2008-09-04 12:53:11.290

Location	Pithorāgarh
Country	India (IN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-09-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Pithorāgarh	78.6 km
Almora	100.9 km
Nainital	131.2 km
Haldwani	141.8 km
Mahendranagar	147.3 km
Ramnagar	153.7 km
Kichha	172.1 km
Dhangadhi	177.2 km
Kashipur	179.3 km
Jaspur	184.3 km
Baheri	186.7 km
Bīlāspur	186.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Pithorāgarh India · 2025-12-07 02:43 UTC	70.0 km
M 4.6 Pithorāgarh India · 2025-05-22 20:03 UTC	90.4 km

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