M5.5 earthquake 11 km ENE of K?ngar, India
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 11 km ENE of K?ngar, India on Sat, Apr 26, 1986, 1:05 PM GMT+5:30 (07:35 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-04-26 07:35:16 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.128° N, 76.374° E
- Region
- India
- Strongest shaking
- VI, strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | Mw, moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.51 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.5 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
Deaths and damage
From NOAA NCEI’s Significant Earthquake Database (record 5093), matched to this event by time and place.
- Deaths
- 6
- Injuries
- 30; 60 with its tsunami and other effects
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses damaged
- Many (101 to 1,000) with its tsunami and other effects
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Six people killed, about 30 injured and 85 percent of the houses damaged in the Dharmsala, India area. Felt at Lahore, Pakistan. CENTROID, MOMENT TENSOR (HRV) Data Used: GDSN L.P.B.: 12S, 26C Centroid Location: Origin Time 07:35:20.0 0.3 Lat 31.59N 0.07 Lon 76.06E 0.04 Dep 15.0 BDY Half-duration 1.9 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**24 D-CM Mrr=1.04 0.05 Mtt=-0.39 0.07 Mff=-0.65 0.06 Mrt=0.83 0.15 Mrf=-1.71 0.18 Mtf=0.89 0.06 Principal Axes: (T) Val=2.13 Plg=60 Azm=77 (N) Val=0.30 Plg=10 Azm=330 (P) Val=-2.43 Plg=28 Azm=235 Best Double Couple:Mo=2.3*10**24 NP1:Strike=299 Dip=19 Slip=58 NP2:Strike=153 Dip=74 Slip=100
From the USGS event page for usp0002t74. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VI, strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 15.5% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.7 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002t74 (also filed as gcmtb042686b, gcmt19860426073516, atlas19860426073514, iscgem499040). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:20 PM UTC.