M6.6 earthquake near Dārchulā, Sudurpashchim Pradesh

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 88 km ENE of Josh?math, India on 14 Oct 1911, 23:24 UTC at a depth of 20 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 Dārchulā, about 131 km away in Sudurpashchim Pradesh, Nepal.