List of earthquakes in South Asia
The following is a list of earthquakes in South Asia.
| Date | Time | Place | Lat. | Long. | Fatalities | Comments | Magnitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 3, 2016 | 23:05:20.20 UTC, 04:35:20 IST Jan 6 | Imphal, Manipur India see 2016 Imphal earthquake |
24.876°N | 93.628°E | 11 Dead, 200 Injured | The quake struck 55 kilometers (34 miles) below the Earth's surface. Lighter ground shaking was reported over a wide region as much as 1,000 km (620 miles) from the epicenter. | 6.7, Lasted 45 seconds |
| October 26, 2015 | 02:10:00 UTC, 5:10:00 Local Time October 26 | Afghanistan Pakistan India see 2015 South Asia earthquake |
36.524°N | 70.368°E | 399 | 7.5 | |
| April 25, 2015 | 06:11:26 UTC, 11:56:26 Local Time April 25 | Lamjung Nepal see 2015 Nepal earthquake |
28.15°N | 84.71°E | 9,018 | 80 km (50 miles) NW of Kathmandu, Nepal, 34 km (21 mi) ESE of Lamjung, Nepal | 7.9 |
| October 8, 2005 | 03:50:38 UTC, 08:50:38 Local Time October 8 | Kashmir Pakistan India see 2005 Kashmir earthquake |
34.43°N | 73.54°E | 80,000 | 95 km (59 miles) NE of Islamabad, Pakistan, 125 km (78 mi) WNW of Srinagar, India (pop 894,000) | 7.6 |
| December 26, 2004 | 00:58:53 UTC, 07:58:53 Local Time December 26 | off NW of Sumatra, India Sri Lanka Maldives see 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami | 3.30°N | 95.87°E | 280,000 | Third or fourth largest earthquake ever recorded | 9.3 |
| January 26, 2001 | 08:50:00 Local Time January 26 | Kutchh see 2001 Gujarat earthquake | 23.6N | 69.8E | 20,000 | Epicenter in Kutch, loss of life in Ahmedabad and Kutch | 7.9 |
| September 29, 1993 | 03:50:38 UTC, 22:25 Local Time September 29 | Latur-Killari, India see 1993 Latur earthquake | 18.08°N | 76.52°E | 9,748 | 6.2 | |
| August 15, 1950 | Tibetan Plateau (Arunachal Pradesh – China border), India see 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake |
28.5°N | 96.7°E | Largest earthquake recorded in mainland India since Independence Day in 1947. | 8.7 | ||
| January 15, 1934 | 2:13 PM (I.S.T.) | Bihar, India see 1934 Nepal–India earthquake |
25°N | 85°E | The 1934 Nepal–India earthquake or 1934 Bihar–Nepal earthquake was one of the worst earthquakes in India's history. The towns of Munger and Muzaffarpur were completely destroyed. | 8.3 | |
| June 12, 1897 | Shillong Plateau, India see 1897 Assam earthquake |
26°N | 91°E | 8.3 | |||
| August 26, 1833 | 10:58 PM (N.S.T.) | Kathmandu, Nepal see 1833 Bihar–Nepal earthquake |
28.3°N | 85.5°E | ~500 | 7.7–7.9 | |
| June 16, 1819 | 18:45 to 18:50 | Kutch District, Gujarat, India | 23.0°N | 71.0°E | >1000 | 8.2 |
See also
[edit]- List of earthquakes in Afghanistan
- List of earthquakes in India
- List of earthquakes in Nepal
- List of earthquakes in Pakistan