M4.2 earthquake near Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan

What happened

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 112 km N of Thang, India on 14 Mar 2022, 06:46 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Skardu, about 129 km away in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.