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M5.2 earthquake 8 km SSW of Uri, India

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Uri, India on Sat, Oct 15, 2005, 9:24 AM GMT+5 (04:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time: Sat, Oct 15, 2005, 9:24 AM GMT+5
UTC: 2005-10-15 04:24:06 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 34.014° N, 74.003° E
Region: India
Strongest shaking: V, moderate shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: V, moderate shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 17.8% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 2.1 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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
Station coverage gap: 95°
Stations used: 222

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 82 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 82.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e1vp (also filed as atlas20051015042406, iscgem7703863). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:07 PM UTC.