M6.6 earthquake near Talwāra, Punjab

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 10 km W of Dera Gopipur, India on 27 Feb 1906, 19:41 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Talwāra, about 22 km away in Punjab, India.