List of earthquakes in India
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 21, 2014 | 13:41 IST | Kangra, Himachal Pradesh | 33.1°N | 76.4°E | 0 | Moderate tremors in Himachal, felt in Delhi | 5.0 |
| March 21, 2014 | 19:55 IST | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 7.6°N | 94.4°E | 0 | Aftershock of 6.7 magnitude earthquake | 5.2 |
| March 21, 2014 | 19:40 IST | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 7.9°N | 94.0°E | 0 | Aftershock of 6.7 magnitude earthquake | 5.3 |
| March 21, 2014 | 18:41 IST | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 7.6°N | 94.4°E | 0 | Moderate earthquake in Andaman Islands | 6.7 |
| December 5, 2013 | 23:41 IST | Jammu and Kashmir | 36.7°N | 77.4°E | 0 | 4.7 | |
| December 4, 2013 | 18:35 IST | Northern West Bengal | 26.1°N | 89.5°E | 0 | Tremors felt in Gangtok, Patna and Cooch Behar | 4.7 |
| November 12, 2013 | 03:45 IST | New Delhi | 28.4°N | 77.4°E | 0 | Earthquake swarm in Indian capital | 2.8 |
| November 12, 2013 | 01:56 IST | New Delhi | 28.4°N | 77.4°E | 0 | Earthquake swarm in Indian capital | 2.5 |
| November 12, 2013 | 01:41 IST | New Delhi | 28.4°N | 77.4°E | 0 | Earthquake swarm in Indian capital | 3.3 |
| November 12, 2013 | 00:41 IST | New Delhi | 28.4°N | 77.5°E | 0 | Earthquake swarm in Indian capital | 3.1 |
| October 3, 2013 | 11:30 IST | Gangtok, Sikkim | 26.1°N | 88.7°E | 0 | 5.2 | |
| May 1, 2013 | 12:27 IST | Jammu and Kashmir [2] | 33.1°N | 75.8°E | 2 | Tremors felt across North India including Delhi | 5.8 |
| April 16, 2013 | 14:04 IST | Dibrugarh, Assam [3] | 28.87°N | 95.12°E | 0 | 4.6 | |
| April 10, 2013 | 17:10 IST | New Delhi | 28.6°N | 77.4°E | 0 | Mild tremors felt in Indian capital | 3.4 |
| May 17, 2012 | 19:09 IST | New Delhi | 28.6°N | 77.2°E | 0 | Another earthquake jolts Delhi, tremors felt in Rohtak, Agra and Meerut | 3.5 |
| May 2, 2012 | 04:12 IST | New Delhi | 28.3°N | 77.3°E | 0 | Low-intensity earthquake in Delhi, tremors felt in Sonepat, Agra and Hisar | 3.5 |
| April 30, 2012 | 06:44 IST | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 8.6°N | 94.0°E | 0 | Aftershock of 6.2 magnitude earthquake | 5.2 |
| April 25, 2012 | 22:45 IST | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 9.1°N | 94.0°E | 0 | Aftershock of 6.2 magnitude earthquake | 5.3 |
| April 25, 2012 | 17:53 IST | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 7.9°N | 93.4°E | 0 | Aftershock of 6.2 magnitude earthquake | 5.7 |
| April 25, 2012 | 10:57 IST | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 9.1°N | 94.1°E | 0 | Aftershock of 6.2 magnitude earthquake | 5.5 |
| 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 |
| April 14, 2012 | 11:30 IST | Ratnagiri, Maharashtra | 17.4°N | 73.8°E | 0 | Third earthquake in Mumbai in two hours | 4.0 |
| April 14, 2012 | 09:20 IST | Ratnagiri, Maharashtra | 23.0°N | 73.1°E | 0 | Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Rajkot report tremors | 4.1 |
| April 14, 2012 | 09:20 IST | Ratnagiri, Maharashtra | 23.4°N | 72.9°E | 0 | Tremors felt across Maharashtra | 4.6 |
| March 13, 2012 | 03:45 IST | New Delhi | 28.6°N | 77.0°E | 0 | Another earthquake jolts Delhi, eight days after a 5.2-magnitude earthquake | 3.6 |
| March 5, 2012 | 13:09:00 IST | New Delhi | 28.8°N | 76.7°E | 5 | Strong tremors in Delhi, CBSE Physics board exam disrupted | 5.2 |
| September 18, 2011 | 18:23 IST | Gangtok, Sikkim | 27.72N | 88.07E | Aftershock of 6.9 magnitude earthquake | 5.7 | |
| 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 |
| September 7, 2011 | 23:28 IST | New Delhi | 28.3°N | 77.1°E | 0 | Moderate earthquake in Delhi on the day of the 2011 Delhi High Court Bombing | 4.2 |
| August 10, 2009 | 01:21 IST | Andaman Islands | 14.1°N | 92.8°E | 26 | Tsunami Warning issued | 7.7 |
| November 25, 2007 | 04:40 IST | New Delhi | 28.4°N | 77.4°E | 0 | Earthquake epicentred in Delhi metropolitan area, causes widespread panic in Indian capital | 4.7 |
| April 6, 2006 | 23:29 IST | Gujarat | 23.3°N | 70.4°E | None [4] | At least 36 injured in moderate-intensity tremor in Gujarat | 5.5 |
| 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 | 9.3 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| January 19, 1975 | 13:32 IST | Himachal Pradesh see 1975 Kinnaur earthquake |
32.46°N | 78.43°E | 47 | 6.8 | |
| 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. | 8.5 |
| 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 modern-day Pakistan. | 7.7 |
| January 15, 1934 | 14:13 IST | Nepal see 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake |
27.55°N | 87.09°E | 8,100 | Largest ever earthquake recorded in mainland Indian subcontinent. Epicenter lies 10 km south of Mt. Everest. | 8.7 |
| April 4, 1905 | 01:19 IST | Himachal Pradesh 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 Himachal Pradesh | 7.8 |
| June 12, 1897 | 15:30 IST | Shillong, India see 1897 Assam earthquake |
26°N | 91°E | 1,500 | 8.1 | |
| 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 |
| 1341 (Exact date and time not known) | Venad, Kerala see India Earthquake of 1341 |
Not known | Radically altered the geography of what is now Kerala. Submerged the ancient port city of Muziris. The Cochin {Kochi) port was opened up. Sea receded several kilometers down from the port town of Kaduthuruthy. A large lake in the Western Ghats in Bhoothathankettu near Kothamangalam believed to have emptied into the Periyar river causing a massive flood and making the river to change its course. | Not known |
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See also
References
- ^ "Earthquake Hazards and the Collision between India and Asia". Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- ^ "5.8 magnitude earthquake hits J&K, tremors felt in parts of North India". CNN-IBN. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ USGS. "Mag. 5.3, Dibrugahr, Assam 16 April 2012". Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ^ "USGS ShakeMap - Gujurat India". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 13, 2013.