M4.9 earthquake 13 km SSE of R?mnagar, India
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of R?mnagar, India on Thu, Oct 30, 1975, 7:50 PM GMT+5:30 (14:20 UTC), 112 km (70 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 27 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-10-30 14:20:57 UTC
- Depth
- 112.0 km (69.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 32.703° N, 75.383° 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.
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.227 km ESE of Bhadarw?h, India · 18590 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.429 km E of Bhadarw?h, India · 18555 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.435 km E of Bhadarw?h, India · 18550 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.030 km NNE of Chamba, India · 18550 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.747 km E of Bhadarw?h, India · 18550 days ago · 54 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.129 km ESE of Bhadarw?h, India · 18548 days ago · 59 km deep · 59 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000dbj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:37 PM UTC.