April 4, 2011 Earthquake: Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Nepal-India
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Nepal-India on April 4, 2011 at 11:31:43 UTC, 26 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
- April 4, 2011
- Time
- 11:31:43 UTC
- Place
- Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Nepal-India
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 26 km (16 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 29.698° N, 80.754° 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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Slight damage in western Nepal and in parts of
Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, India. Felt at
Amargadhi, Nepalganj and as far as Gorkha. Nepal. Felt
(IV) at Dehra Dun and Mohali; (III) at Chandigarh,
Delhi, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon, Lucknow, New Delhi, Noida,
Roorkee and Shimla; (II) at Alipur, India. Felt widely
in northern India as far as Ghazipur, Jabalpur and
Jaipur. Also felt at Lahore, Pakistan. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- July 29, 1980, Pithoragarh, Nepal-India
- November 3, 2023, Jajarkot, Rukum West, Nepal
- March 28, 1999, Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Tehri Garhwal, India
- 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 14, 2005, Jausari, Chamoli, Nandprayag, India
- June 22, 2010, Tauli, India
- August 28, 1916, Nepal, Tibet (Xizang Province)
- May 30, 1833, Lohughar, India
- May 1, 2010, Chamoli, India
- December 20, 2024, Sudurpashchim Province, Nepal
- October 20, 1993, Uttar Pradesh, NW, India, 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 9848.