May 1, 2010 Earthquake: Chamoli, India
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Chamoli, India on May 1, 2010 at 22:36:29 UTC, 36 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 1, 2010
- Time
- 22:36:29 UTC
- Place
- Chamoli, India
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 36 km (22 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 30.099° N, 80.026° E
- Country
- India
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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Minor damage in Chamoli, India. Felt at Gopeshwar and in Bageshwar and Rudraprayag. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- October 19, 1991, Chamoli, Uttarkashi, New Delhi, Chandigarh, India
- July 29, 1980, Pithoragarh, Nepal-India
- March 28, 1999, Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Tehri Garhwal, India
- June 27, 1966, Nepal-India
- August 15, 1966, Northern India
- November 8, 2022, Sudurpashchim Province, Nepal
- January 24, 2023, Sudurpashchim Province, Uttar Pradesh, Nepal, India
- December 14, 2005, Jausari, Chamoli, Nandprayag, India
- October 3, 2023, Dipayal, Nepal
- 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)
- September 1, 1803, Uttarakhand, Mathura (Muttra), India
- December 20, 2024, Sudurpashchim Province, Nepal
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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 9512.