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	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	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	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]

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See also

• Earthquake zones of India
• Geology of India

References

1. "Earthquake Hazards and the Collision between India and Asia". Retrieved November 4, 2014.
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.

External links

• Earthquake Reports, India Meteorological Department (on line)