August 2, 2013 Earthquake: Kishtwar, Kashmir, India
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Kishtwar, Kashmir, India on August 2, 2013 at 21:37:46 UTC, 42 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
- August 2, 2013
- Time
- 21:37:46 UTC
- Place
- Kishtwar, Kashmir, India
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 42 km (26 mi)
- Intensity
- 3 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 33.297° N, 75.950° E
- Country
- India
The toll
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses damaged
- Many (101 to 1,000)
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 2 people injured and more than 100 buildings damaged at Kishtwar, India. Felt at Amritsar. Felt (III) at Islamabad, Pakistan. Also felt at Gujrakhan, Gujranwala, Lahore and Rawalpindi. (reference #13456)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- April 4, 1905, Kangra, India
- May 30, 1885, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
- June 26, 1828, Kashmir, India
- September 2, 1963, SW, Kashmir, India
- August 23, 1980, Kashmir, India
- April 26, 1986, Dharmsala, Lahore, Pakistan, Kashmir, India
- May 1, 2013, Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban, Kashmir, India
- August 20, 2024, Kupwara, Kashmir, India
- March 10, 2006, Mirpur District, Pakistan
- May 19, 2009, Kashmir, India
- June 13, 2023, Kishtwar, Kashmir, India
- September 1555, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
- August 23, 1980, Kashmir, India
- June 6, 1885, Kashmir, India
- September 24, 1501, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
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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 10295.