October 20, 1993 Earthquake: Uttar Pradesh, NW, India, Nepal
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Uttar Pradesh, NW, India, Nepal on October 20, 1993 at 16:15:59 UTC, 37 km below the surface.
Map
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
- October 20, 1993
- Time
- 16:15:59 UTC
- Place
- Uttar Pradesh, NW, India, Nepal
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 37 km (23 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 28.723° N, 82.280° E
- Country
- Nepal
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 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.
- July 29, 1980, Pithoragarh, Nepal-India
- November 3, 2023, Jajarkot, Rukum West, Nepal
- June 27, 1966, Nepal-India
- November 8, 2022, Sudurpashchim Province, Nepal
- January 24, 2023, Sudurpashchim Province, Uttar Pradesh, Nepal, India
- October 3, 2023, Dipayal, Nepal
- December 20, 2024, Sudurpashchim Province, Nepal
- June 6, 1505, Nepal-India
- April 4, 2011, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Nepal-India
- August 28, 1916, Nepal, Tibet (Xizang Province)
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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 5367.