M6.0 earthquake 238 km E of Leh, India
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 238 km E of Leh, India on Mon, Jul 7, 1986, 4:24 AM GMT+9 (19:24 UTC), 9 km (6 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
- 6.0 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-07-06 19:24:22 UTC
- Depth
- 9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.424° N, 80.161° 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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.0 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3204 km ENE of Leh, India · 14693 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.5228 km E of Leh, India · 14693 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.8234 km E of Leh, India · 14693 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.6191 km E of Leh, India · 14680 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.7240 km E of Leh, India · 14672 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.8253 km E of Leh, India · 14661 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.8251 km ENE of Leh, India · 14661 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002vrr (also filed as gcmtb070686a, gcmt19860706192426, iscgem490158). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:50 AM UTC.