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The Indian subcontinent has a history of [[earthquake]]s. 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.<ref>{{citation|title=Earthquake Hazards and the Collision between India and Asia|url=http://cires1.colorado.edu/science/reviews/noaa/2002/abstracts/18bendick.html|first=R.|last=Bendick|first2=R.|last2=Bilham|first3=F.|last3=Blume|first4=G.|last4=Kier|first5=P.|last5=Molnar|first6=A.|last6=Sheehan|first7=K.|last7=Wallace|year=2002|series=NOAA Science Review, 2002|publisher=Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science}}</ref> 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.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|- style="background:#ececec;"
! Date
! Location
! Magnitude
! I
! Deaths
! Injuries
! Total damage / notes
!
|-
|[[2021 Assam earthquake|2021-04-28]]
|[[Assam]]
|6.0 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
|VII
|2
|12
|Moderate damage
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000dy3b/executive|title=M 6.0 - 9 km NNW of Dhekiajuli, India|access-date=2021-04-28|website=earthquake.usgs.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Assam Earthquake: 6.4 magnitude quake, 7 aftershocks jolt Northeast, tremors felt in Bengal|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/earthquake-in-northeast-tremors-felt-in-assam-north-bengal-arunachal-pradesh-1795696-2021-04-28|access-date=2021-04-28|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[2017 Tripura earthquake|2017-01-03]]
| India, Bangladesh
| 5.7 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| V
| 3
| 8
|
|
|-
| [[2016 Imphal earthquake|2016-01-04]]
| India, Myanmar, Bangladesh
| 6.7 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| VII
| 11
| 200
|
|
|-
| [[October 2015 Hindu Kush earthquake|2015-10-26]]
| [[Afghanistan]], [[India]], [[Pakistan]]
| 7.7 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| VII
| 399
| 2,536
|
|
|-
| [[May 2015 Nepal earthquake|2015-05-12]]
| [[Nepal]], [[India]]
| 7.3 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| VIII
| 218
| 3,500+
|
|
|-
| [[April 2015 Nepal earthquake|2015-04-25]]
| [[Nepal]], [[India]]
| 7.8 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| IX
| 8,964
| 21,952
| $10 billion
|
|-
| 2013-05-01
| [[Kashmir]]
| 5.7 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
|
| 3
| 90
| $19.5 million
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
|-
| [[2011 Sikkim earthquake|2011-09-18]]
| [[Gangtok]], [[Sikkim]]
| 6.9 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| VII
| >111
|
|
|
|-
| [[2009 Andaman Islands earthquake|2009-08-10]]
| [[Andaman Islands]]
| 7.5 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| VIII
|
|
| Tsunami warning issued
|
|-
| 2008-02-06
| [[West Bengal]]
| 4.3 [[Body wave magnitude|Mb]]
|
| 1
| 50
| Buildings damaged
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
|-
| 2007-11-06
| [[Gujarat]]
| 5.1 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| V
| 1
| 5
| Buildings damaged
| <ref>{{cite web|title=M 5.1 - Gujarat, India|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000fs1z#executive|author=USGS|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]}}</ref>
|-
| 2006-11-29
| [[Alwar district]], [[Rajasthan]]
| 4.0 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
|
| 1
| 2
| Minor damage to property
| <ref>{{cite web|title=M4.0 Alwar Earthquake (Rajasthan), India|url=http://asc-india.org/lib/20061129-alwar.htm|author=ASC|access-date=2019-03-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610112412/http://asc-india.org/lib/20061129-alwar.htm|archive-date=2008-06-10|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 2006-03-07
| [[Gujarat]]
| 5.5 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| VI
|
| 7
| Buildings damaged
| <ref>{{cite web|title=M 5.5 - Gujarat, India|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000ebma#executive|author=USGS|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]}}</ref>
|-
| 2006-02-14
| [[Sikkim]]
| 5.3 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| V
| 2
| 2
| Landslide
| <ref>{{cite web|title=M 5.3 - Sikkim, India|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000ea1q#executive|author=USGS|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]}}</ref>
|-
| 2005-12-14
| [[Uttarakhand]]
| 5.1 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| VI
| 1
| 3
| Building destroyed
| <ref>{{cite web|title=M 5.1 - Uttaranchal, India|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000e647#executive|author=USGS|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[2005 Kashmir earthquake|2005-10-08]]
| [[Kashmir]]
| 7.6 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| VIII
| 86,000–87,351
| 69,000–75,266
| 2.8 million displaced
|
|-
| 2002-09-13
| Andaman Islands
| 6.5 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
|
| 2
|
| Destructive tsunami
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
|-
| [[2001 Gujarat earthquake|2001-01-26]]
| [[Gujarat]]
| 7.7 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| X
| 13,805–20,023
| ~166,800
|
|
|-
| [[1999 Chamoli earthquake|1999-03-29]]
| [[Chamoli district]]-[[Uttarakhand]]
| 6.8 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| VIII
| ~103
|
|
|
|-
| [[1997 Chittagong earthquake|1997-11-21]]
| Bangladesh, India
| 6.1 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
|
| 23
| 200
|
|
|-
| [[1997 Jabalpur earthquake|1997-05-22]]
| [[Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh]]
| 5.8 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| VIII
| 38–56
| 1,000–1,500
| $37–143 million
|
|-
| [[1993 Latur earthquake|1993-09-30]]
| [[Latur]], [[Maharashtra]]
| 6.2 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| VIII
| 9,748
| 30,000
|  
|
|-
| [[1991 Uttarkashi earthquake|1991-10-20]]
| [[Uttarkashi]], [[Uttarakhand]]
| 6.8 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| IX
| 768–2,000
| 1,383–1,800
|
|
|-
| [[1988 Nepal earthquake|1988-08-21]]
| Udayapur, Nepal
| 6.9 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| VIII
| 709–1,450
|
|
|
|-
| [[1988 Myanmar-India earthquake|1988-08-06]]
| Myanmar, India
| 7.3 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| VII
| 3
| 12
|
| <ref>{{cite web|title=M 7.3 - Myanmar|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0003jpw#executive|author=USGS|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]}}</ref>
|-
| 1988-02-06
| Bangladesh, India
| 5.9 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
|
| 2
| 100
|
| <ref>{{cite web|title=M 5.9 - India-Bangladesh border region|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0003ct7#executive|author=USGS|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]}}</ref>
|-
| 1986-04-26
| India, Pakistan
| 5.3 [[Surface wave magnitude|Ms]]
|
| 6
| 30
| Severe damage
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
|-
| 1984-12-30
| [[Cachar district]]
| 5.6 [[Body wave magnitude|Mb]]
|
| 20
| 100
| Severe damage
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
|-
| 1982-01-20
| [[Little Nicobar]]
| 6.3 [[Surface wave magnitude|Ms]]
|
|
| Some
| Moderate damage
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
|-
| 1980-08-23
| Kashmir
| 4.8 [[Surface wave magnitude|Ms]]
|
| Few
|
| Limited damage / doublet
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
|-
| 1980-08-23
| Kashmir
| 4.9 [[Surface wave magnitude|Ms]]
|
| 15
| 40
| Moderate damage / [[Doublet earthquake|doublet]]
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
|-
| 1980-07-29
| Nepal, [[Pithoragarh district]]
| 6.5 [[Surface wave magnitude|Ms]]
|
| 200
| Many
| $245 million
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
|-
| [[1975 Kinnaur earthquake|1975-01-19]]
| [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| 6.8 [[Surface wave magnitude|Ms]]
| IX
| 47
|
|
|
|-
| 1970-03-23
| [[Bharuch district]]
| 5.4 [[Body wave magnitude|Mb]]
|
| 26
| 200
| Moderate damage
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
|-
| [[1967 Koynanagar earthquake|1967-12-11]]
| [[Maharashtra]]
| 6.6 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| VIII
| 177–180
| 2,272
| $400,000
|
|-
| 1966-08-15
| North India
| 5.6
|
| 15
|
| Limited damage
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
|-
| 1966-06-27
| Nepal, India
| 5.3 [[Surface wave magnitude|Ms]]
| VIII
| 80
| 100
| $1 million
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
|-
| 1963-09-02
| Kashmir
| 5.3
|
| 80
|
| Moderate damage
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
|-
| 1960-08-27
| North India
|
|
|
|
| Moderate damage
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
|-
| [[1956 Anjar earthquake|1956-07-21]]
| [[Gujarat]]
| 6.1 [[Surface wave magnitude|Ms]]
| IX
| 115
| 254
|
|
|-
| 1954-03-21
| India, Myanmar
| 7.4 [[Surface wave magnitude|Ms]]
|
|
|
| Moderate damage
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
|-
| [[1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake|1950-08-15]]
| [[Assam]], [[Tibet]]
| 8.6 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| XI
| 1,500–3,300
|
|
|
|-
| [[1947 Assam earthquake|1947-07-29]]
| India, China
| 7.3 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| [[1941 Andaman Islands earthquake|1941-06-26]]
| [[Andaman Islands]]
| 7.7–8.1 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
|
| 8,000
|
| Destructive tsunami
|
|-
| [[1935 Quetta earthquake|1935-05-31]]
| [[Quetta]], [[Baluchistan]]
| 7.7 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| X
| 30,000–60,000
|
|
|
|-
| [[1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake|1934-01-15]]
| [[Nepal]]
| 8.0 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| XI
| 6,000–10,700
|
|
|
|-
| 1932-08-14
| [[Assam]], Myanmar
| 7.0 [[Surface wave magnitude|Ms]]
|
|
|
| Moderate damage
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
|-
| [[1905 Kangra earthquake|1905-04-04]]
| [[Kangra, Himachal Pradesh|Kangra]]
| 7.8 [[Surface wave magnitude|Ms]]
| IX
| >20,000
|
|
|
|-
| [[1897 Assam earthquake|1897-06-12]]
| [[Shillong]], [[India]]
| 8.0 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| X
| 1,542
|
|
|
|-
| 1885-06-06
| [[Kashmir]]
|
|
|
|
| Severe damage
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
|-
| 1885-05-30
| [[Srinagar]]
|
|
| 3,000
|
| Extreme damage
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
|-
| [[1881 Nicobar Islands earthquake|1881-12-31]]
| [[Andaman Islands]]
| 7.9 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| VII
|
|
| Significant in seismology
|
|-
| [[1869 Cachar earthquake|1869-01-10]]
| [[Assam]], [[Cachar district|Cachar]]
| 7.4 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| VII
| 2
|
| Severe damage
|
|-
| 1845-06-19
| [[Rann of Kutch]]
| 6.3 [[Surface wave magnitude|Ms]]
| VIII
| Few
|
| Limited damage / tsunami
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
|-
| 1843-04-01
| [[Deccan Plateau]]
|
|
|
|
| Moderate damage
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
|-
| [[1833 Kathmandu–Bihar earthquake|1833-08-26]]
| Bihar, Kathmandu
| 8.0 [[Surface wave magnitude|Ms]]
|
|
|
| Severe damage
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
|-
| 1828-06-06
| [[Kashmir]]
|
|
| 1,000
|
| Severe damage
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
|-
| [[1819 Rann of Kutch earthquake|1819-06-16]]
| [[Gujarat]]
| 7.7–8.2 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| XI
| >1,543
|
| Formed the Allah Bund
|
|-
| 1618-05-26
| [[Mumbai|Bombay]]
|
| IX
| 2,000
|
| Severe damage
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
|-
| [[1555 Kashmir earthquake|1555-09-??]]
| [[Kashmir Valley]], [[Kashmir]]
| 7.6–8.0
|
| 600–60,000
|
|
|
|-
| [[1505 Lo Mustang earthquake|1505-06-06]]
| Saldang, [[Karnali zone]]
| 8.2–8.8
|
| 6,000
|
|
|
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="8" style="text-align: center;" |Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on [[Bharatpedia:WikiProject Earthquakes|WikiProject Earthquakes]]' [[Bharatpedia:WikiProject Earthquakes/notability guidelines|notability guideline]] that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.
|}

==See also==
* [[Earthquake zones of India]]
* [[Geology of India]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

'''Sources'''
{{Refbegin}}
*{{citation|title=Significant Earthquake Database|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/form?t=101650&s=1&d=1|author=NGDC|publisher=[[National Geophysical Data Center]], [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]|doi=10.7289/V5TD9V7K|year = 1972|type = Data Set}}
{{Refend}}

==Further reading==
* {{citation|doi=10.3197/096734019X15755402985550|title=Earthquakes and the Environmental Transformation of a Floodplain Landscape: The Brahmaputra Valley and the Earthquakes of 1897 and 1950|year=2020|last1=Saikia|first1=Arupjyoti|journal=Environment and History|volume=26|pages=51–77}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120428025800/http://www.imd.gov.in/section/seismo/static/signif.htm Earthquake Reports, India Meteorological Department (on line)]

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