List of earthquakes in India

The Indian subcontinent has a history of earthquakes. The reason for the intensity and high frequency of earthquakes is the Indian plate driving into Asia at a rate of approximately 49 mm/year.[1] The following is a list of major earthquakes which have occurred in India.

Date Time Location Lat Long Deaths Comments M
January 3, 2016 23:05:16 UTC North East India
see 2016 Northeast India earthquake
24.8°N 93.6"E 11 dead, 200 injured in Manipur & Assam Regional event that affected India, Myanmar, and Bangladesh. 6.7
October 26, 2015 09:09 UTC Northern India, Pakistan, Afghanistan 36°14'45"N 71°50'38"E 280 in Pakistan, 115 in Afghanistan and 4 in India 7.7
June 28, 2015 06:35 IST Dibrugarh, Assam 26.5°N 90.1°E 0 3 injured in Assam earthquake, tremors felt in West Bengal, Meghalaya and Bhutan 5.6
May 12, 2015 12:35 IST Northern India, North East India
see May 2015 Nepal earthquake
27.794°N 85.974°E 218 Epicentre 17 km S of Kodari, Nepal; Felt in Delhi, West Bengal, Bihar, U.P.; 44 killed in India 7.3
April 26, 2015 12:39 IST Northern India, North East India 27.794°N 85.974°E Aftershock Aftershock (Epicentre 17 km S of Kodari, Nepal) 6.7[2]
April 25, 2015 12:19 IST Northern India 28.193°N 84.865°E Aftershock Aftershock (Epicentre 49 km east of Lamjung, Nepal) 6.6[2]
April 25, 2015 11:41 IST Northern India, North East India
see April 2015 Nepal earthquake
28.147°N 84.708°E 8,900+ [3] Epicentre 34 km ESE of Lamjung, Nepal. Felt in eastern, northern, northeastern India and parts of Gujarat[4] 7.8[5]
March 21, 2014 18:41 IST Andaman and Nicobar Islands 7.6°N 94.4°E 0 Moderate earthquake in Andaman Islands 6.7
April 25, 2012 08:45 IST Andaman and Nicobar Islands 9.9°N 94.0°E 0 Big earthquake in Andaman and Niocbar Islands 6.2
March 5, 2012 13:10 IST New Delhi
see 2012 Delhi Earthquake
28.6°N 77.4°E 1 Moderate earthquake in national capital, CBSE Physics board exam disrupted in Delhi 5.2
September 18, 2011 18:10 IST Gangtok, Sikkim
see 2011 Sikkim earthquake
27.723°N 88.064°E 118 Strong earthquake in NE India, tremors felt in Delhi, Kolkata, Lucknow and Jaipur 6.9
August 10, 2009 01:21 IST Andaman Islands
see 2009 Andaman Islands earthquake
14.1°N 92.8°E 26 Tsunami Warning issued 7.7
October 8, 2005 08:50 IST Kashmir
see 2005 Kashmir earthquake
34.493°N 73.629°E 130,000 95 km (59 mi) NE of Islamabad, Pakistan, 125 km (78 mi) WNW of Srinagar, Kangra, Jammu and Kashmir, India (pop 894,000) 7.6
December 26, 2004 09:28 IST off west coast northern Sumatra India Sri Lanka Maldives
see 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
3.30°N 95.87°E 283,106 Third deadliest earthquake in the history of the world, the tsunami generated killed 15,000 people in India 9.1
January 26, 2001 08:50 IST Gujarat
see Gujarat earthquake of 2001
23.6°N 69.8°E 20,000 Indian Republic Day Gujarat earthquake, thousands killed 7.6/7.7
March 29, 1999 00:35 IST Chamoli district-Uttarakhand
see 1999 Chamoli earthquake
30.408°N 79.416°E 103 Approx   6.8
May 22, 1997 13:41 IST Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 23.18°N 80.02°E 39 6.0
September 30, 1993 09:20 IST Latur, Maharashtra
see 1993 Latur earthquake
18.08°N 76.52°E 9,748   6.2
October 20, 1991 02:53 IST Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand
see 1991 Uttarkashi earthquake
30.73°N 78.45°E >2,000   7.0
August 21, 1988 04:40 IST Udayapur, Nepal 26.755°N 86.616°E ~1,000 6,553 injured 6.3–6.7
January 19, 1975 13:32 IST Himachal Pradesh
see 1975 Kinnaur earthquake
32.46°N 78.43°E 47 6.8
July 21, 1956 15:32 IST Gujarat
see 1956 Anjar earthquake
23.3°N 70.0°E 115 6.1
August 15, 1950 19:22 IST Arunachal Pradesh
see 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake
28.5°N 96.7°E 1,526 Largest earthquake recorded in mainland India since Independence. 8.6
June 26, 1941 08:50 IST Andaman Islands
see 1941 Andaman Islands earthquake
12.50°N 92.57°E 7,000 Triggered a tsunami that affected eastern India and Sri Lanka 8.1
May 31, 1935 03:02 IST Quetta, Baluchistan
see 1935 Balochistan earthquake
28.866°N 66.383°E 30,000 / 60,000 Deadliest earthquake recorded in the regions of modern-day Pakistan (then undivided India). 7.7
January 15, 1934 14:13 IST Nepal
see 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake
27.55°N 87.09°E >10,000 Epicenter lies 10 km south of Mt. Everest. 8.0
April 4, 1905 01:19 IST Kangra
see 1905 Kangra earthquake
32.01°N 76.03°E >20,000 It was a major earthquake that occurred in the Kangra Valley and the Kangra region of the Punjab Province (now Himachal Pradesh) 7.8
June 12, 1897 15:30 IST Shillong, India
see 1897 Assam earthquake
26°N 91°E 1,500 8.3
December 31, 1881 07:49 IST Andaman Islands
see 1881 Nicobar Islands earthquake
8.52 N 92.43 E 0 Earliest earthquake for which rupture parameters have been estimated instrumentally (from tide gauges) 7.9
June 16, 1819 18:45 to 18:50 local time Gujarat
see 1819 Rann of Kutch earthquake
23.0 N 71.0 E >1,543 Formed the Allah Bund and Lake Sindri 8.2
June 6, 1505 Near Saldang, Karnali zone
see 1505 Lo Mustang earthquake
29.5 83.0 6,000 8.8[6]
September 14, 1344 Unknown local time Mechi
27.5 87.5 2,200 Followed an earthquake farther to the east in 1255 C.E. 7.9[7]
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See also

References

  1. "Earthquake Hazards and the Collision between India and Asia". Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Current Month". Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  3. Jason Burke. "Nepal earthquake death toll exceeds 6,000 with thousands unaccounted for". the Guardian.
  4. "Nepal earthquake magnitude upgraded to 7.9, only 2-km deep: USGS". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  5. "M7.8 - 34km ESE of Lamjung, Nepal". Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  6. "Historical Earthquakes in Nepal". Disaster Preparedness Network Nepal. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  7. "Slip deficit in central Nepal". Retrieved 29 May 2016.
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