M6.8 earthquake near Uttarkāshi, Uttarakhand

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 32 km E of Uttark?shi, India on 19 Oct 1991, 21:23 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Uttarkāshi, about 32 km away in Uttarakhand, India.