M6.8 earthquake near Kulu, Himachal Pradesh

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 120 km E of Man?li, India on 19 Jan 1975, 08:02 UTC at a depth of 33 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 Kulu, about 136 km away in Himachal Pradesh, India.