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The Indian subcontinent has a history of devastating earthquakes. The major reason for the high frequency and intensity of the earthquakes is that the Indian plate is driving into Asia at a rate of approximately 47 mm/year.[1] The following is a list of major earthquakes in India.
| Dates | Time | Location | Latitude | Longitude | deaths | Comments | Magnitude |
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| April 16, 2013 | 14:04 Local Time April 16 | Dibrugahr, Assam [2] | 28.87°N | 95.12°E | (NA) | epicentre near Motuo, China | 5.3 |
| April 14, 2012 | 10:57:40 Local Time April 14 | Koynanagar, India [3] | 17.4°N | 73.8°E | None | Preceded by a 4.0 earthquake in Gujarat | 4.9 |
| March 5, 2012 | 13:09:00 Local Time March 5 | New Delhi India [4] |
28.808°N | 76.772°E | >To be determined | Earthquake epicentre: Bahadurgarh (New Delhi and NCR) | 4.9 |
| September 18, 2011 | 18:10:48 Local Time September 18 | Sikkim India see 2011 Sikkim earthquake |
27.723°N | 88.064°E | >To be determined | Earthquake epicentre: Sikkim | 6.9 |
| September 7, 2011 | 11:28:00 Local Time September 7 | Delhi NCR India | 28.38°N | 77.12°E | >To be determined | Earthquake epicentre: Sonipat, Harayana; Delhi | 4.2 |
| December 31, 2007 | 23:45:00 Local Time September 7 | DELHI NCR India | >To be determined | Earthquake epicentre: | |||
| April 6, 2006 | 11:29:16 p.m. IST | Gujarat, India | 23.3°N | 70.4°E | None [5] | 5.5 | |
| October 8, 2005 | 03:50:38 UTC, 08:50:38 Local Time October 8 | Kashmir Himachal Pradesh Pakistan India see 2005 Kashmir earthquake |
34.493°N | 73.629°E | >80,000 | 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 | 00:58:53 UTC, 07:58:53 Local Time December 26 | off west coast northern Sumatra India Sri Lanka Maldives see 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake |
3.30°N | 95.87°E | 283,106 | third largest earthquake ever recorded | 9.0 to 9.3 |
| January 26, 2001 | 08:50:00 Local Time January 26 | Kutchh see Gujarat earthquake of 2001 |
23.6N | 69.8E | 20,000 | Epicenter in Kutch, loss of life in Ahmedabad, Kutch and Bhuj | 7.6/7.7 |
| March 29, 1999 | --NA-- | Chamoli district-Uttarakhand, India see 1999 Chamoli earthquake |
--NA-- | --NA-- | 103 Approx | 6.8 | |
| September 30, 1993 | 03:50:38 UTC, 03.50 Local Time September 30 | Latur-Killari, India see 1993 Latur earthquake |
18.08°N | 76.52°E | 9,748 | 6.2 | |
| October 20, 1991 | 21:23:14 UTC | Uttarkashi region of the Indian state of Uttarakhand see 1991 Uttarkashi earthquake |
30.73°N | 78.45°E | >2,000 | 7.0 | |
| January 19, 1975 | 08:02 UTC | Himachal Pradesh see 1975 Kinnaur earthquake |
32.46°N | 78.43°E | 47 | 6.8 | |
| August 15, 1950 | Tibetan plateau (Arunachal Pradesh - China border), India see 1950 Assam earthquake |
28.5°N | 96.7°E | 1,526 | Largest earthquake recorded in mainland India since Independence. | 8.5 | |
| June 26, 1941 | Andaman Islands, British India see 1941 Andaman Islands earthquake |
12.50°N | 92.57°E | 7,000 | Triggered a tsunami that affected eastern India and Sri Lanka | 7.7-8.1 | |
| May 31, 1935 | 3:02 AM (I.S.T.) | Quetta, Balochistan, British India see 1935 Balochistan earthquake |
28.866°N | 66.383°E | 30,000 / 60,000 | Deadliest earthquake recorded in modern-day Pakistan. | 7.7 |
| January 15, 1934 | 2:13 PM (I.S.T.) | Bihar, India see 1934 Bihar earthquake |
25°N | 85°E | 8,100 | Largest ever earthquake recorded in mainland India. | 8.7 |
| June 12, 1897 | Shillong Plateau, India see 1897 Assam earthquake |
26°N | 91°E | 1,500 | 8.1 | ||
| December 31, 1881 | 07:49 local time | Nicobar Islands see 1881 Nicobar Islands earthquake |
8.52 | 92.43 | none | 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 | Kutch District see 1819 Rann of Kutch earthquake |
23.0 | 71.0 | >1,543 | Formed the Allah Bund and Lake Sindri | 7.7-8.2 |
| September 18, 1737 | 23.59 local time | Kolkata | 7.29 | 72.25 | 1,00,000 |
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See also
- Earthquake hazard zoning of India
- Geology of India
- Map of 'Earthquakes in India', compiled from the list above.
References
- ^ "Earthquake Hazards and vthe Collision between India and Asia". Retrieved 1983-05-25
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{{cite web}}:|first=missing|last=(help) - ^ "Mag. 4.9, Satara Dist April 2012". IMD. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
{{cite web}}:|first=missing|last=(help) - ^ "Earthquake rocks Delhi and NCR on March 5". International Reporter. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ^ "USGS ShakeMap - Gujurat India". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 13, 2013.