M6.0 earthquake near Kulu, Himachal Pradesh

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 84 km NE of Sar?han, India on 19 Jan 1975, 08:12 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 134 km away in Himachal Pradesh, India.