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

* Bold refers to Pre-Independence

Date Location Magnitude MMI Deaths Injuries Total damage / notes
2023-11-03 North-India, Nepal 5.9-6.4 Mw VIII 157 199 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
2017-02-06 Uttarakhand 5.1 Mw IV 1
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 [citation needed]
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.

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