May 19, 2009 Earthquake: Kashmir, India

Name: May 19, 2009 Earthquake: Kashmir, India
Start: 2009-05-19
Location: Kashmir, India

May 19, 2009 · M4.9

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Kashmir, India on May 19, 2009 at 19:29:48 UTC, 21 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: May 19, 2009
Time: 19:29:48 UTC
Place: Kashmir, India
Magnitude: 4.9 (mb)
Focal depth: 21 km (13 mi)
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 33.198° N, 75.787° E
Country: India

The toll

Damage: Limited (under about $1 million)
Houses damaged: 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 100 houses damaged slightly in the Kishtwar area. Felt at Doda, Jammu, Rajouri, Ramban and Udhampur. (reference #1053)

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

Significant earthquakes of 2009 The 2000s Every quake the USGS located in 2009 Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

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 8381.