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M4.8 earthquake 17 km NW of Uri, India

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 17 km NW of Uri, India on Wed, Oct 26, 2005, 6:42 AM GMT+5 (01:42 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 15 km E of Battagram, Pakistan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.8 (mwc), light
Local time: Wed, Oct 26, 2005, 6:42 AM GMT+5
UTC: 2005-10-26 01:42:41 UTC
Depth: 16.2 km (10.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 34.206° N, 73.928° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Oblique reverse
Nodal plane 1: Strike 266°, dip 32°, rake 41°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 140°, dip 70°, rake 115°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Station coverage gap: 57°
Stations used: 137

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 78 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 78.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e2vg (also filed as gcmtc200510260142a, gcmt20051026014241). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:56 AM UTC.