Overview
- The National Centre for Seismology confirmed a magnitude 4.9 quake with an epicentre at 30.103°N, 79.561°E and a depth of 13 km located about 50 km south of Joshimath.
- The quake struck late Tuesday and produced noticeable tremors across Delhi-NCR and parts of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana, with many residents reporting brief shaking and some stepping outside buildings.
- No immediate reports of casualties or major structural damage have emerged in initial checks by local authorities and news outlets.
- Automatic early readings showed a lower magnitude before the NCS revised the figure to 4.9, and seismologists say detailed focal-mechanism analysis is needed to identify which Himalayan fault slipped.
- Uttarakhand sits in the active Himalayan seismic belt where shallow quakes can be widely felt, so agencies are monitoring for aftershocks and advising the public to follow standard NDMA safety guidance.