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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 47 mm/year. The following is a list of major earthquakes which have occurred in India, including those with epicentres outside India that caused significant damage or casualties in the country.

Earthquakes

The list pertains to the Indian Republic since 1947, and the Indian subcontinent before that.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (March 2022)
Date Location Magnitude MMI Deaths Injuries Total damage / notes
2023-11-03 North-India, Nepal 5.7 Mw VIII 153 375 Buildings damaged, all casualties in Nepal
2022-07-28 Baikunthpur, Chhattisgarh 4.6 Mw IV 5 Minor
2021-04-28 Assam 6.0 Mw VII 2 12 Moderate damage
2019-07-24 Maharashtra 4.1 Mw IV 1 1 Minor
2018-09-12 Assam 5.3 Mw VI 1 25
2017-01-03 India, Bangladesh 5.7 Mw V 3 8
2016-01-04 India, Myanmar, Bangladesh 6.7 Mw VII 11 200
2015-10-26 Afghanistan, India, Pakistan 7.7 Mw VII 399 2,536
2015-05-12 Nepal, India 7.3 Mw VIII 218 3,500+
2015-04-25 Nepal, India 7.8 Mw X 8,964 21,952 $10 billion
2014-05-21 offshore Odisha 6.0 Mw IV 2 250 Buildings damaged/Power outages
2013-05-01 Kashmir 5.7 Mw 3 90 $19.5 million
2012-03-05 Delhi 5.2 Mw V 5
2011-10-29 Sikkim 3.5 Mw III 2
2011-09-18 Gangtok, Sikkim 6.9 Mw VII >111
2011-09-07 Delhi 4.3 Mw V 1 Minor damage
2010-03-30 Diglipur, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 6.6 Mw VI 10 Buildings damaged
2009-08-10 Andaman Islands 7.5 Mw VIII Tsunami warning issued
2009-03-26 Jharkhand 4.1 Mw V 5 Buildings damaged
2008-09-16 Satara district, Maharashtra 5.0 Mw VI 1 20 1,500 buildings damaged.
2008-02-06 West Bengal 4.3 Mb 1 50 Buildings damaged
2007-11-06 Gujarat 5.1 Mw V 1 5 Buildings damaged
2006-11-29 Alwar district, Rajasthan 4.0 Mw 1 2 Minor damage to property
2006-03-07 Gujarat 5.5 Mw VI 7 Buildings damaged
2006-02-14 Sikkim 5.3 Mw V 2 2 Landslide
2005-12-14 Uttarakhand 5.1 Mw VI 1 3 Building destroyed
2005-10-08 Kashmir 7.6 Mw VIII 86,000–87,351 69,000–75,266 2.8 million displaced
2002-09-13 Andaman Islands 6.5 Mw 2 Destructive tsunami
2001-09-25 offshore Tamil Nadu 5.2 Mw V 3 Minor damage
2001-01-26 Gujarat 7.7 Mw X 13,805–20,023 ~166,800 $10 billion
1999-03-29 Chamoli district-Uttarakhand 6.8 Mw VIII ~103
1997-11-21 Bangladesh, India 6.1 Mw 23 200
1997-05-22 Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 5.8 Mw VIII 38–56 1,000–1,500 $37–143 million
1993-09-30 Latur, Maharashtra 6.2 Mw VIII 9,748 30,000  
1991-10-20 Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand 6.8 Mw IX 768–2,000 1,383–1,800
1988-08-21 Udayapur, Nepal 6.9 Mw VIII 709–1,450
1988-08-06 Myanmar, India 7.3 Mw VII 3 12
1988-02-06 Bangladesh, India 5.9 Mw 2 100
1986-04-26 India, Pakistan 5.3 Ms 6 30 Severe damage
1984-12-30 Cachar district 5.6 Mb 20 100 Severe damage
1982-01-20 Little Nicobar 6.3 Ms Some Moderate damage
1980-08-23 Kashmir 4.8 Ms Few Limited damage / doublet
1980-08-23 Kashmir 4.9 Ms 15 40 Moderate damage / doublet
1980-07-29 Nepal, Pithoragarh district 6.5 Ms 200 Many $245 million
1975-01-19 Himachal Pradesh 6.8 Ms IX 47
1970-03-23 Bharuch district 5.4 Mb 26 200 Moderate damage
1967-12-11 Maharashtra 6.6 Mw VIII 177–180 2,272 $400,000
1966-08-15 North India 5.6 15 Limited damage
1966-06-27 Nepal, India 5.3 Ms VIII 80 100 $1 million
1963-09-02 Kashmir 5.3 80 Moderate damage
1960-08-27 North India Moderate damage
1956-07-21 Gujarat 6.1 Ms IX 115 254
1954-03-21 India, Myanmar 7.4 Ms Moderate damage
1950-08-15 Assam, Tibet 8.6 Mw XI 1,500–3,300
1947-07-29 India, China 7.3 Mw
1941-06-26 Andaman Islands 7.7–8.1 Mw 8,000 Destructive tsunami
1935-05-31 Quetta, Baluchistan 7.7 Mw X 30,000–60,000
1934-01-15 Nepal 8.0 Mw XI 6,000–10,700
1932-08-14 Assam, Myanmar 7.0 Ms Moderate damage
1930-07-02 Assam 7.1 Mw IX
1905-04-04 Kangra 7.8 Ms IX >20,000
1897-06-12 Shillong, India 8.0 Mw X 1,542
1885-06-06 Kashmir Severe damage
1885-05-30 Srinagar 3,000 Extreme damage
1881-12-31 Andaman Islands 7.9 Mw VII Significant in seismology
1869-01-10 Assam, Cachar 7.4 Mw VII 2 Severe damage
1845-06-19 Rann of Kutch 6.3 Ms VIII Few Limited damage / tsunami
1843-04-01 Deccan Plateau Moderate damage
1833-08-26 Bihar, Kathmandu 8.0 Ms Severe damage
1828-06-06 Kashmir 1,000 Severe damage
1819-06-16 Gujarat 7.7–8.2 Mw XI >1,543 Formed the Allah Bund
1803-09-01 Uttarakhand 7.8 Mw IX 300 Severe damage
1618-05-26 Bombay IX 2,000 Severe damage
1555-09-?? Kashmir Valley, Kashmir 7.6–8.0 600–60,000
1505-06-06 Saldang, Karnali zone 8.2–8.8 6,000
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand-alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, detrimental, or deadly events should be recorded.

See also

References

  1. Bendick, R.; Bilham, R.; Blume, F.; Kier, G.; Molnar, P.; Sheehan, A.; Wallace, K. (2002), Earthquake Hazards and the Collision between India and Asia, NOAA Science Review, 2002, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science
  2. "Earthquake Today | Nepal Earthquake News Live: Death toll rises to 69 as strong quake rocks northwestern Nepal, termors felt in Delhi". The Times of India. 2023-11-04. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  3. "Magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes Nepal; tremors felt in Delhi, NCR". The Economic Times. 2023-11-04. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  4. "M 4.6 – 16 km NNW of Baikunthpur, India". United States Geological Survey. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  5. "M 5.6 – 21 km E of Dipayal, Nepal". 8 November 2022.
  6. "M 6.0 – 9 km NNW of Dhekiajuli, India". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  7. "Assam Earthquake: 6.4 magnitude quake, 7 aftershocks jolt Northeast, tremors felt in Bengal". India Today. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  8. "1 killed as 4 earthquakes hit Maharashtra's Palghar in 12 minutes". Hindustan Times. 2019-07-25. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  9. "M 4.1 – 25 km WSW of Shirgaon, India". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  10. "M 5.3 – 5 km NE of Sapatgrām, India". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  11. "M 6.0 – 276 km SE of Kon?rka, India". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
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  13. "Quake jolts Delhi and surrounding areas, 5 injured". 5 March 2012.
  14. "M 3.5 – 15 km NNE of Gangtok, India". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  15. "M 4.3 – 6 km NE of Pitampura, India". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  16. ":: ASC :: 30 March 2010, M6.6 West Island (Andaman Islands) India Earthquake". asc-india.org. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  17. "M 6.6 – 217 km N of Bamboo Flat, India". United States Geological Survey. 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  18. "M 4.1 – 19 km SSE of Ch??b?sa, India". asc-india.org. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  19. "M 5.0 – 7 km NNE of Patan, India". United States Geological Survey.
  20. NGDC 1972
  21. "M 5.1 – Gujarat, India". United States Geological Survey.
  22. ASC. "M4.0 Alwar Earthquake (Rajasthan), India". Archived from the original on 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
  23. "M 5.5 – Gujarat, India". United States Geological Survey.
  24. "M 5.3 – Sikkim, India". United States Geological Survey.
  25. "M 5.1 – Uttaranchal, India". United States Geological Survey.
  26. NGDC 1972
  27. ASC. ":: ASC :: 25 September 2001, M5.5 Puducherry (Pondicherry) Earthquake". Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  28. "M 5.2 – 39 km SE of Marakkanam, India". United States Geological Survey.
  29. "M 7.3 – Myanmar". United States Geological Survey.
  30. "M 5.9 – India-Bangladesh border region". United States Geological Survey.
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Further reading

  • Saikia, Arupjyoti (2020), "Earthquakes and the Environmental Transformation of a Floodplain Landscape: The Brahmaputra Valley and the Earthquakes of 1897 and 1950", Environment and History, 26: 51–77, doi:10.3197/096734019X15755402985550, S2CID 212872219

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