February 20, 2009 Earthquake: Kashmir, Pakistan, India
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Kashmir, Pakistan, India on February 20, 2009 at 03:48:48 UTC, 10 km below the surface.
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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
- February 20, 2009
- Time
- 03:48:48 UTC
- Place
- Kashmir, Pakistan, India
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 34.204° N, 73.899° E
- Country
- Pakistan
The toll
- Injuries
- 44
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses damaged
- Some (about 51 to 100) with its tsunami and other effects
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.
At least 44 people injured and landslides in Kashmir. Some buildings damaged at Balgran, Hattian, Islamabad, Jhelum, Jura, Lahore, Malial, Masarm, Muzzaffarabad, Rawalpindi and Uri, Pakistan. Some buildings damaged at Baramulla and
Marsar, India. Felt strongly in the Chandigarh-Srinagar area, India. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- October 8, 2005, Muzaffarabad, Uri, Anantnag, Baramula, Pakistan
- December 28, 1974, Balakot, Patan, Pakistan
- May 30, 1885, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
- June 26, 1828, Kashmir, India
- September 12, 1981, Gilgit, Pakistan
- September 2, 1963, SW, Kashmir, India
- September 24, 2019, Mirpur District, Pakistan
- February 14, 2004, Balakot, Batgram, Mansehra, Pakistan
- November 20, 2002, Dashkin, Doian, Mushkin, Pakistan
- November 1, 2002, Gilgit, Pakistan
- July 8, 1909, Pakistan
- July 24, 2015, Abbottabad, Pakistan
- August 20, 2024, Kupwara, Kashmir, India
- October 1, 2016, Mansehra, Naran, Pakistan
- October 10, 2010, Khanpur, Haripur, Pakistan
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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 8278.