M5.2 earthquake near Bunjwah, Jammu and Kashmir

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 23 km NE of Bhadarwāh, India on 13 Jun 2023, 08:03 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 5 km away in Jammu and Kashmir, India.