M5.0 earthquake 30 km NNE of Chamba, India
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 30 km NNE of Chamba, India on Wed, Dec 10, 1975, 10:33 AM GMT+5:30 (05:03 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 29 km ESE of Bhadarw?h, India. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-12-10 05:03:42 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.825° N, 76.190° E
- Region
- India
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.747 km E of Bhadarw?h, India · 18550 days ago · 54 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.129 km ESE of Bhadarw?h, India · 18548 days ago · 59 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.426 km ESE of Bhadarw?h, India · 18522 days ago · 50 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.044 km E of Bhadarw?h, India · 18520 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.728 km E of Bhadarw?h, India · 18519 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.834 km ENE of Bhadarw?h, India · 18501 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000dvj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC.