December 14, 2005 Earthquake: Jausari, Chamoli, Nandprayag, India
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Jausari, Chamoli, Nandprayag, India on December 14, 2005 at 07:09:54 UTC, 44 km below the surface. It killed 1 person.
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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
- December 14, 2005
- Time
- 07:09:54 UTC
- Place
- Jausari, Chamoli, Nandprayag, India
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 44 km (27 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 30.476° N, 79.255° E
- Country
- India
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 4
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 1
- Houses damaged
- 1
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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
One person killed at Jausari. Three
people injured at Chamoli and one at Nandprayag. One
building destroyed at Phata and several damaged at
Chamoli, Daida, Dasholi, Devaal, Ghat, Gopeshwar,
Joshimath, Ravigram and Tharali; a wall collapsed at
Bageshwar; minor damage occurred at Devprayag,
Gairsain, Gochar, Pauri, Pokhri and Srinagar. Felt
(IV) at Dehra Dun. Felt strongly at Badrinath. Felt at
Almora, Bageshwar, Budhkedar, Chamba, Chamiyala,
Chamoli, Champawat, Dhansali, Khatima, Lambgaon,
Lohaghat, Mussourie, Nainbagh, Naini Tal, Pitoragarh
and Uttarkashi. Felt by people in high-rise buildings
at Chandigarh, Lajpatnagar, Noida and Greater Kailash.
A landslide occurred at Jausari and Rudraprayag. (above from reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- October 19, 1991, Chamoli, Uttarkashi, New Delhi, Chandigarh, India
- March 28, 1999, Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Tehri Garhwal, India
- June 27, 1966, Nepal-India
- September 1, 1803, Uttarakhand, Mathura (Muttra), India
- August 16, 2005, Uttarkahi, Uttaranchal, India
- May 1, 2010, Chamoli, India
- July 22, 2007, Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Muzaffarnagar, India
- June 22, 2010, Tauli, India
- May 30, 1833, Lohughar, 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 7252.