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Historic Earthquake
1999 Chamoli Earthquake
28 March 1999 · Chamoli, Rudraprayag · India
On 28 March 1999 at 19:05 UTC, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck India (Chamoli, Rudraprayag), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 104 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 100 people and injured 394. 21,100 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 28 March 1999
- Time
- 19:05 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.6
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 100
- Injuries
- 394
- Homes Destroyed
- 21,100
- Homes Damaged
- 21,100
- Estimated Damage
- 70 million US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- India
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19911991 Uttarkashi Earthquake · M 7.02,000 deaths
- 1980Pithoragarh · M 6.5200 deaths
- 19751975 Kinnaur Earthquake · M 6.847 deaths
- 1966N · M 5.615 deaths
- 1966Nepal · M 6.380 deaths
- 1916Nepal · M 7.7
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth