Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake at unknown depth9 Aug 19:57 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 6 minutes.9 Aug 19:59: Now using data updates from NCS9 Aug 20:00: Now using data updates from EMSCI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 9, 2026 19:51:34 UTC - Local time at epicenterMonday, Aug 10, 2026, at 01:21 am (Asia/Kolkata GMT +5:30)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.20Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude30.831°N / 78.23°EDehradun, State of Uttarakhand, IndiaAlso near: China 74 km (46 mi) awaySeismic antipode30.831°S / 101.77°WShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt1 reportPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeHeavy Intensity Rain 13.4°C (56 F), humidity: 94%, wind: 1 m/s (1 kts) from NNEEstimated seismic energy released1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.2 | about seismic energy18 minutes ago reported feltAug 9, 2026 19:51 GMT / Aug 10, 2026 01:21 am (Kolkata time)Lat / Lng: 30.831 / 78.23: Uttaranchal, IndiaSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.2 / 10 km, NCS: 4.2 / 10 kmDetail info | Read user reports | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23257999',30.83100,78.23000,'18 minutes ago: Mag. 4.2, Uttaranchal, India',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); 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 IndiaNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Dehradun, a city with more than 520,000 inhabitants in India, in 59 km (37 mi) distance south of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of India, New Delhi, 265 km (164 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(*)RegionCountry3 km (2 mi)SW of epicenterBarkot(pop: 7,730)IV: LightUttarkashi, State of UttarakhandIndia23 km (14 mi)SE of epicenterUttarkashi(pop: 17,100)III: WeakUttarkashi, State of UttarakhandIndia38 km (23 mi)W of epicenterChakrata(pop: 3,350)III: WeakDehradun, State of UttarakhandIndia45 km (28 mi)S of epicenterMussoorie(pop: 25,800)III: WeakDehradun, State of UttarakhandIndia54 km (34 mi)SE of epicenterTehri(pop: 27,600)III: WeakState of UttarakhandIndia59 km (37 mi)S of epicenterRaipur(pop: 27,700)III: WeakDehradun, State of UttarakhandIndia59 km (37 mi)S of epicenterDehradun(pop: 522,100)III: WeakState of UttarakhandIndia59 km (37 mi)SW of epicenterVikasnagar(pop: 13,100)III: WeakDehradun, State of UttarakhandIndia61 km (38 mi)NW of epicenterRohru(pop: 8,160)III: WeakShimla, Himachal PradeshIndia63 km (39 mi)W of epicenterChaupal(pop: 1,850)III: WeakShimla, Himachal PradeshIndia63 km (39 mi)NW of epicenterJubbal(pop: 1,640)III: WeakShimla, Himachal PradeshIndia67 km (41 mi)S of epicenterClement Town(pop: 20,800)III: WeakDehradun, State of UttarakhandIndia73 km (45 mi)SW of epicenterPaonta Sahib(pop: 25,200)III: WeakSirmaur, Himachal PradeshIndia73 km (45 mi)NW of epicenterKotkhai(pop: 1,250)III: WeakShimla, Himachal PradeshIndia74 km (46 mi)S of epicenterDoiwala(pop: 8,250)III: WeakDehradun, State of UttarakhandIndia81 km (50 mi)S of epicenterRishikesh(pop: 66,400)II: Very weakDehradun, State of UttarakhandIndia85 km (53 mi)S of epicenterBirbhaddar(pop: 13,100)II: Very weakDehradun, State of UttarakhandIndia86 km (53 mi)SE of epicenterSrinagar(pop: 20,200)II: Very weakGarhwal, State of UttarakhandIndia92 km (57 mi)SE of epicenterPauri(pop: 26,500)II: Very weakGarhwal, State of UttarakhandIndia94 km (58 mi)SW of epicenterBehat(pop: 18,200)II: Very weakSaharanpur, Uttar PradeshIndia94 km (59 mi)W of epicenterNahan(pop: 28,900)II: Very weakSirmaur, Himachal PradeshIndia98 km (61 mi)S of epicenterHaridwar(pop: 186,100)II: Very weakState of UttarakhandIndia106 km (66 mi)W of epicenterShimla(pop: 173,500)II: Very weakHimachal PradeshIndia107 km (67 mi)W of epicenterSolan(pop: 40,300)II: Very weakHimachal PradeshIndia112 km (70 mi)S of epicenterRoorkee(pop: 103,900)II: Very weakHaridwar, State of UttarakhandIndia115 km (72 mi)SW of epicenterJagadhri(pop: 124,900)II: Very weakYamunanagar, HaryanaIndia116 km (72 mi)SW of epicenterSaharanpur(pop: 484,900)II: Very weakSaharanpur, Uttar PradeshIndia120 km (74 mi)SW of epicenterYamuna Nagar(pop: 217,100)II: Very weakYamunanagar, HaryanaIndia121 km (75 mi)S of epicenterManglaur(pop: 46,400)II: Very weakHaridwar, State of UttarakhandIndia124 km (77 mi)S of epicenterKotdwara(pop: 27,000)II: Very weakGarhwal, State of UttarakhandIndia133 km (82 mi)W of epicenterPanchkula(pop: 211,400)II: Very weakHaryanaIndia136 km (85 mi)S of epicenterNajibabad(pop: 84,000)II: Very weakBijnor, Uttar PradeshIndia136 km (85 mi)W of epicenterZerakpur(pop: 95,600)II: Very weakAjitgarh, PunjabIndia137 km (85 mi)SW of epicenterDeoband(pop: 88,200)II: Very weakSaharanpur, Uttar PradeshIndia138 km (86 mi)W of epicenterChandigarh(pop: 970,600)II: Very weakUnion Territory of ChandigarhIndia142 km (88 mi)SW of epicenterAmbala Sadar(pop: 105,000)II: Very weakAmbala, HaryanaIndia145 km (90 mi)W of epicenterMohali(pop: 166,900)II: Very weakAjitgarh, PunjabIndia147 km (91 mi)W of epicenterAmbala(pop: 195,200)II: Very weakHaryanaIndia160 km (99 mi)S of epicenterMuzaffarnagar(pop: 349,700)II: Very weakUttar PradeshIndia265 km (164 mi)S of epicenterNew Delhi(pop: 317,800)I: Not feltNational Capital Territory of DelhiIndiaNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quake (1)The first report about ground shaking reached us after only 6 minutes, before other agencies reported it. So far, we have received 1 report for this quake from India.It came from near Mussoorie, a town with 26,000 inhabitants in State of Uttarakhand in 45 km (28 mi) distance south of the epicenter, India.This section is being updated as new data comes in.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.Contribute:Leave a comment if you find a particular report interesting or want to add to it.Flag as inappropriate.Mark as helpful or interesting.Send your own user report!Translatenear Mussoorie, Dehradun, Uttarakhand (45.4 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s : My door started rattling. Bed started shaking. List of cities/places with most reportsPlaceDistance from epicenterAverage reported Shaking IntensityNr. of reportsMussoorie, State of Uttarakhand, India(Pop.: 25,753)45 km (28 mi)S of epicenterIII: Weak shaking1Note: Only reports with latitude/longitude coordinate positions given (1 in total) could be used for statistics.What is Intensity and the Mercalli Intensity Scale?The amount of shaking that occurs on the surface due to an earthquake is called the intensity. It is commonly measured on the so-called Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) ranging from 1 (not felt) to 10 (extreme shaking), and given in Roman numerals as I,II,...IX, X, and often displayed with color codes ranging from light blue to dark red.Earthquake intensity depends mainly on the magnitude and depth of the quake as well as the distance from the epicenter: The further away, the less shaking intensity occurs.Read more about the MMI scale!Number of reports by intensityShaking intensityNumber of reportsMin-Max distance from epicenter (*)Average distance (*)III: Weak shaking145–45 km (28–28 mi)45 km (28 mi)Notes(*) Reports are filtered to exclude those that are likely highly inaccurate or esaggerated.Only reports with latitude/longitude coordinate positions given (1 in total) could be used for geographic statistics.Get the Android appI didn't feel itI felt this quakeIf you were near the epicenter and felt it, please share your experience and submit a short "I felt it" report! Other users would love to hear about it!If you did NOT feel the quake although you were in the area, please report it as well! Your contribution is valuable to earthquake science and seismic hazard analysis.Compare 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 GMT2026-08-9EpicenterAgency4.210 km6.2 mi(*)19:51:34UTTARANCHAL, INDIAEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)4.210 km6.2 mi(*)19:51:34Northern India0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)4.210 km6.2 mi(*)19:51:3422km WNW of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCNCS (National Center for Seismology)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 2 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (1 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Aug 10, 2026 01:21 am (Kolkata)18 minutes ago4.210 km0 km - This quake59 km N of Dehradun, Dehradun, State of Uttarakhand, IndiaMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 56 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 26.3 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 5 or higher: 0.19 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 5.3 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 2.3 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 10.9 quakes per yearMag. 2 or higher: 25.3 quakes per yearThe area where this quake occurred has a moderate level of seismic activity. However, It has had at least 11 quakes above magnitude 5 since 1970, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake