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Historic Earthquake
1963 India Earthquake
2 September 1963 · Kashmir, Sw · India
On 2 September 1963 at 01:34 UTC, a magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck India (Kashmir, Sw), at a depth of 25 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 93 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 80 people.
- Date
- 2 September 1963
- Time
- 01:34 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.3
- Depth
- 25 km
- Deaths
- 80
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- India
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth