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 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 Republic of India since 1947, and the Indian subcontinent before that.

Date Location Mag. MMI Deaths Injuries Ref2026-02-27Bangladesh, West Bengal5.3 Mw VI2025-11-21Bangladesh, West Bengal5.4 MwVI 2025-09-14 Assam 5.5 Mw VII 2 Many buildings damaged in Central and North Assam division. 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 IV 5 Minor 2021-04-28 Assam 6.0 VII 2 12 Moderate damage 2019-07-24 Maharashtra 4.1 IV 1 1 Minor 2018-09-12 Assam 5.3 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 VI 1 201,500 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 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 MwIX 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 Pithoragarh district (Nepal) 6.5 Ms 200 Many $245 million 1975-01-19 Himachal Pradesh 6.8 MsIX 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 MsIX 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 Bihar-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 MwIX 1905-04-04 Kangra 7.8 MsIX 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 XI 1,543+ Formed the Allah Bund 1803-09-01 Uttarakhand 7.8 MwIX 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 Earthquake zones of India Geology of India

References

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Further reading

External links Earthquake Reports, India Meteorological Department (on line)