M5.1 earthquake near Srīnagar, Uttarakhand

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 36 km NW of P?palkoti, India on 6 Feb 2017, 17:03 UTC at a depth of 16 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 Srīnagar, about 60 km away in Uttarakhand, India.