Latest See all | Mag. 0.0 earthquake Bandipora - Kashmir, India - Apr 8, 2024 - |
Strongest since 1970 | Mag. 5.1 EASTERN KASHMIR - Pakistan - Feb 26, 2021 - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Apr 8, 01:13 am (GMT +5:30) | 0.0 10 km | 82 km (51 mi) to the W | Bandipora, Ladakh, 49 km northeast of Ganderbal, Srinagar, Kashmir, India | Info | |
Friday, April 5, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 5, 05:57 am (Kolkata) | 2.7 10 km | 92 km (57 mi) to the S | EASTERN KASHMIR | Info | |
Sunday, March 10, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Mar 10, 12:53 pm (Kolkata) | 3.0 5 km | 95 km (59 mi) to the E | India: Ladakh | Info | |
Monday, January 1, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Jan 1, 10:15 pm (Kolkata) | 3.6 10 km | 71 km (44 mi) to the NE | Eastern Kashmir | Info | |
Monday, December 25, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Dec 26, 2023 04:33 am (Kolkata) | 4.6 35 km | 62 km (39 mi) to the E | 24 km S of Thang, India | Info | |
Wednesday, December 6, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Dec 7, 2023 01:11 am (Kolkata) | 2.5 182 km | 44 km (28 mi) to the S | 44km S of Kargil, Laddakh, India | Info | |
Sunday, November 26, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Nov 27, 2023 03:49 am (Karachi) | 3.7 10 km | 57 km (36 mi) to the W | Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan | Info | |
Monday, September 4, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Sep 4, 2023 01:56 pm (Karachi) | 4.8 10 km | 88 km (55 mi) to the W | Pakistan: EASTERN KASHMIR 1 report | Info | |
Friday, June 9, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Jun 9, 2023 01:01 pm (Karachi) | 4.8 5.8 km | 89 km (55 mi) to the NW | Pakistan: 89km WNW of Kargil, Laddakh, India | Info | |
Friday, March 24, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Mar 24, 2023 01:54 pm (Kolkata) | 2.8 10 km | 21 km (13 mi) to the E | India: Ladakh | Info | |
Saturday, March 11, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Mar 11, 2023 09:34 am (Karachi) | 3.1 10 km | 10.7 km (6.6 mi) to the N | Pakistan: 11km NNW of Kargil, Laddakh, India | Info |
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Kargil has a high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 10.6 quakes on average per year in or near Kargil, Ladakh, India. Kargil has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 5 since 2010, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 1 to 5 years.
The last earthquake in Kargil occurred 5 weeks ago and had a magnitude of 0.0:
A light magnitude 0.0 earthquake hit 49 km (31 mi) away from Ganderbal, Kashmir, India, in the early morning of Monday, Apr 8, 2024 at 1.13 am local time (GMT +5:30). The quake had a very shallow depth of 10 km (6 mi) and was too small to be felt by people.
Since 1970, Kargil has had 3 quakes of magnitude 5.0 or above, 49 quakes between 4.0 and 5.0, 44 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 7 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.
The strongest earthquake in Kargil since 1970 had a magnitude of 5.1 and occurred 3 years ago:
A strong magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit EASTERN KASHMIR, Pakistan, in the early afternoon of Friday, Feb 26, 2021 at 2.09 pm local time (Asia/Karachi GMT +5). The quake had a very shallow depth of 10 km (6 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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