Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 130 km depth26 Mar 23:31 UTC: First to report: NCS after 10 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMar 26, 2026 23:21:52 UTC - Local time at epicenterFriday, Mar 27, 2026, at 04:21 am (Asia/Kolkata GMT +5)StatusconfirmedMagnitude3.9Depth130 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude36.703°N / 74.463°EHunza-Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, PakistanAlso near: Afghanistan 29 km (18 mi) away | China 37 km (23 mi) away | Tajikistan 72 km (45 mi) awaySeismic antipode36.703°S / 105.537°WShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceNCS (National Center for Seismology)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds -20.6°C (-5 F), humidity: 89%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from WSWEstimated seismic energy released4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.9 | about seismic energy10 minutes agoMar 26, 2026 23:21 GMT / Mar 27, 2026 04:21 am (Kolkata time)Lat / Lng: 36.703 / 74.463: Pakistan: Leh, Ladakh, 282km NNW of Kargil, Laddakh, IndiaSource: NCSOther sources: RaspberryShake: 3.9 / 130 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22846623',36.70300,74.46300,'10 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Pakistan: Leh, Ladakh, 282km NNW of Kargil, Laddakh, India',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in PakistanNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Barishal, a town with 2,000 inhabitants in Pakistan, in 47 km (29 mi) distance southeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Pakistan, Islamabad, 356 km (221 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry47 km (29 mi)SE of epicenterBarishal(pop: 2,010)II: Very weakHunza-Nagar District, Gilgit-BaltistanPakistan86 km (53 mi)SW of epicenterGahkuch(pop: 10,000)II: Very weakGhizer, Gilgit-BaltistanPakistan88 km (55 mi)S of epicenterGilgit(pop: 216,800)II: Very weakGilgit-BaltistanPakistan114 km (71 mi)S of epicenterJaglot(pop: 27,000)I: Not feltGilgit, Gilgit-BaltistanPakistan188 km (117 mi)SE of epicenterSkardu(pop: 260,000)I: Not feltGilgit-BaltistanPakistan236 km (147 mi)NE of epicenterHuoshilafu(pop: 17,400)I: Not feltKaxgar Diqu, XinjiangChina241 km (149 mi)S of epicenterGulgam(pop: 15,600)I: Not feltKupwara, Jammu and KashmirIndia242 km (150 mi)SW of epicenterThal(pop: 29,300)I: Not feltUpper Dir District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan242 km (151 mi)S of epicenterKopawor(pop: 21,800)I: Not feltKupwara, Jammu and KashmirIndia254 km (158 mi)W of epicenterIshqoshim(pop: 26,000)I: Not feltGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan255 km (158 mi)S of epicenterBandipura(pop: 37,100)I: Not feltBandipore, Jammu and KashmirIndia256 km (159 mi)NE of epicenterKaqun(pop: 18,700)I: Not feltKaxgar Diqu, XinjiangChina260 km (162 mi)SW of epicenterBattagram(pop: 700,000)I: Not feltKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan269 km (167 mi)S of epicenterSopur(pop: 71,300)I: Not feltBaramula, Jammu and KashmirIndia273 km (169 mi)W of epicenterKhorugh(pop: 30,500)I: Not feltGorno-BadakhshanTajikistan275 km (171 mi)S of epicenterMuzaffarabad(pop: 725,000)I: Not feltAzad Jammu and KashmirPakistan275 km (171 mi)S of epicenterSumbal(pop: 15,000)I: Not feltBandipore, Jammu and KashmirIndia277 km (172 mi)S of epicenterGanderbal(pop: 28,200)I: Not feltJammu and KashmirIndia278 km (172 mi)S of epicenterBaramula(pop: 77,300)I: Not feltBaramula, Jammu and KashmirIndia282 km (175 mi)SE of epicenterKargil(pop: 16,300)I: Not feltLadakhIndia286 km (178 mi)SW of epicenterMingora(pop: 279,900)I: Not feltSwat, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan286 km (178 mi)SW of epicenterUpper Dir(pop: 29,900)I: Not feltKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan288 km (179 mi)SW of epicenterMansehra(pop: 66,500)I: Not feltKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan289 km (180 mi)NE of epicenterYengisar(pop: 31,100)I: Not feltKaxgar Diqu, XinjiangChina290 km (180 mi)NE of epicenterQarek(pop: 29,900)I: Not feltKaxgar Diqu, XinjiangChina298 km (185 mi)NE of epicenterZepu(pop: 51,700)I: Not feltKaxgar Diqu, XinjiangChina299 km (186 mi)NE of epicenterWudalike(pop: 31,500)I: Not feltKaxgar Diqu, XinjiangChina306 km (190 mi)NE of epicenterTuomuwusitang(pop: 29,600)I: Not feltKaxgar Diqu, XinjiangChina310 km (193 mi)NE of epicenterShache(pop: 128,100)I: Not feltKaxgar Diqu, XinjiangChina313 km (194 mi)NE of epicenterYishikuli(pop: 29,900)I: Not feltKaxgar Diqu, XinjiangChina313 km (195 mi)NE of epicenterMixia(pop: 32,400)I: Not feltKaxgar Diqu, XinjiangChina320 km (199 mi)NE of epicenterTage'erqi(pop: 34,600)I: Not feltKaxgar Diqu, XinjiangChina323 km (201 mi)SW of epicenterBat Khela(pop: 46,100)I: Not feltMalakand Protected Area, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan330 km (205 mi)NE of epicenterBaishikante(pop: 39,200)I: Not feltKaxgar Diqu, XinjiangChina339 km (211 mi)NE of epicenterElixku(pop: 36,800)I: Not feltKaxgar Diqu, XinjiangChina354 km (220 mi)SW of epicenterMardan(pop: 300,400)I: Not feltKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan356 km (221 mi)S of epicenterIslamabad(pop: 601,600)I: Not feltIslamabadPakistan369 km (229 mi)SW of epicenterTangi(pop: 29,400)I: Not feltCharsadda District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan372 km (231 mi)SW of epicenterUtmanzai(pop: 29,400)I: Not feltCharsadda District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan382 km (237 mi)SW of epicenterShabqadar(pop: 66,500)I: Not feltCharsadda District, Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistanNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-03-26EpicenterAgency3.9130 km81 mi23:21:52Leh, Ladakh, 282km NNW of Kargil, Laddakh, IndiaNCS (National Center for Seismology)3.9130 km81 mi23:21:52Northwestern Kashmir0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with NCSRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 56 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 17.1 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 5 or higher: 0.24 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4.2 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 7.6 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 15.2 quakes per yearMag. 2 or higher: 18.2 quakes per yearThe area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 14 quakes above magnitude 5 since 1970, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 1 to 5 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeLat / Lng: 36.703 / 74.463: Pakistan: Leh, Ladakh, 282km NNW of Kargil, Laddakh, IndiaLat / Lng: 36.703 / 74.463: Pakistan: Leh, Ladakh, 282km NNW of Kargil, Laddakh, India