September 2, 1963 Earthquake: SW, Kashmir, India
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck SW, Kashmir, India on September 2, 1963 at 01:34:00 UTC, 25 km below the surface. It killed 80 people.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- September 2, 1963
- Time
- 01:34:00 UTC
- Place
- SW, Kashmir, India
- Magnitude
- 5.3
- Focal depth
- 25 km (16 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 33.900° N, 74.800° E
- Country
- India
The toll
- Deaths
- 80
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- October 8, 2005, Muzaffarabad, Uri, Anantnag, Baramula, Pakistan
- May 30, 1885, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
- June 26, 1828, Kashmir, India
- September 24, 2019, Mirpur District, Pakistan
- February 14, 2004, Balakot, Batgram, Mansehra, Pakistan
- November 20, 2002, Dashkin, Doian, Mushkin, Pakistan
- August 23, 1980, Kashmir, India
- November 1, 2002, Gilgit, Pakistan
- May 1, 2013, Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban, Kashmir, India
- July 24, 2015, Abbottabad, Pakistan
- August 20, 2024, Kupwara, Kashmir, India
- March 10, 2006, Mirpur District, Pakistan
- October 1, 2016, Mansehra, Naran, Pakistan
- October 10, 2010, Khanpur, Haripur, Pakistan
- September 24, 1501, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 4302.