M5.1 earthquake - 31 km NW of Bāgeshwar, India

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 31 km NW of Bāgeshwar, India on 6 Oct 2026, 16:53 UTC at a depth of 17 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Rānikhet, about 46 km away in Uttarakhand, India.