M5.0 earthquake near Bunjwah, Jammu and Kashmir

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 47 km NNE of Chamba, India on 26 Feb 2020, 15:04 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Bunjwah, about 34 km away in Jammu and Kashmir, India.