Monday, Feb 2, 2026 00:25 | 2 days ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor
An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 occurred early morning on Monday, February 2nd, 2026, at 5:05 am local time near Soyibug, Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India, as reported by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 10. 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 the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 4.8 earthquake as well.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Tsrar Sharif (pop. 11,500) located 4 km from the epicenter, Pulwama (pop. 20,100) 13 km away, Badgam (pop. 15,300) 13 km away, Pampur (pop. 21,700) 19 km away, Soyibug (pop. 104,000) 20 km away, and Srinagar (pop. 1,206,400) 21 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Anantnag (pop. 150,600) located 41 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
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Date & time: Feb 2, 2026 12:05 am (Universal Time) local time (2 Feb 2026 00:05 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 10.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 33.9°N / 74.76°E (Baramula, Ladakh, India)
Primary data source: GFZ
