M4.7 earthquake 240 km E of Leh, India
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 240 km E of Leh, India on Mon, Jul 28, 1986, 2:39 AM GMT+9 (17:39 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 253 km E of Leh, India. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-07-27 17:39:02 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.580° N, 80.156° 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 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8253 km E of Leh, India · 14663 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.8251 km ENE of Leh, India · 14663 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
Before
- 4.6191 km E of Leh, India · 14682 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.8234 km E of Leh, India · 14695 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.5228 km E of Leh, India · 14695 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.3204 km ENE of Leh, India · 14695 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 6.0238 km E of Leh, India · 14695 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002wkm. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:50 PM UTC.