India earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 17 km SW of Uri, India

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 17 km SW of Uri, India on Sat, Oct 15, 2005, 9:32 AM GMT+5 (04:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 17 km ENE of Baffa, Pakistan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
2005-10-15 04:32:21 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.954° N, 73.930° E
Region
India
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
172

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 81.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e1vs (also filed as iscgem7703866). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC.