A very shallow magnitude 4.3 earthquake was reported in the evening near Nashik, State of Maharashtra, India.According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake hit on Saturday, August 8th, 2026, at 9:30 pm local time at a very shallow depth of 5. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.A second report was later issued by India's National Center for Seismology (NCS), which listed it as a magnitude 4.3 earthquake as well. A third agency, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, reported the same quake at magnitude 4.3.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Surgana (pop. 6,600) located 16 km from the epicenter, Ahwa (pop. 15,000) 37 km away, Ozar (pop. 51,300) 45 km away, Nashik (pop. 1,486,100) 49 km away, Deolali (pop. 54,000) 56 km away, Satana (pop. 37,700) 58 km away, Sinnar (pop. 65,300) 72 km away, and Silvassa (pop. 98,300) 73 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Aug 8, 2026 10:00 pm (Kolkata time) local time (8 Aug 2026 16:30 GMT)Magnitude: 4.3Depth: 5.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 20.42°N / 73.68°E (Nashik Division, State of Maharashtra, India)Primary data source: EMSC