M5.0 earthquake 44 km E of Bhadarw?h, India
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 44 km E of Bhadarw?h, India on Fri, Jan 9, 1976, 4:04 AM GMT+5:30 (22:34 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-01-08 22:34:24 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.021° N, 76.186° 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
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.728 km E of Bhadarw?h, India · 18518 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.834 km ENE of Bhadarw?h, India · 18501 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.718 km NE of Hir?nagar, India · 18464 days ago · 121 km deep · 88 km away
Before
- 5.426 km ESE of Bhadarw?h, India · 18521 days ago · 50 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.129 km ESE of Bhadarw?h, India · 18548 days ago · 59 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.747 km E of Bhadarw?h, India · 18549 days ago · 54 km deep · 5 km away
- 5.030 km NNE of Chamba, India · 18549 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.435 km E of Bhadarw?h, India · 18549 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ec2 (also filed as iscgem718792). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:43 AM UTC.