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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&nbsp;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.
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&nbsp;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|first1=R.|last1=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.
 
==Earthquakes==
{{Incomplete list|date=March 2022}}
''* '''Bold''' refers to Pre-Independence''
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|- style="background:#ececec;"
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! Location  
! Location  
! Magnitude
! Magnitude
! I
! MMI
! Deaths
! Deaths
! Injuries
! Injuries
! Total damage / notes
! Total damage / notes
!  
!  
|-
| 2022-07-28
| [[Baikunthpur, Koriya|Baikunthpur]], [[Chhattisgarh]]
| 4.6 {{M|w|link=y}}
|IV
|
| 5
| Minor
|<ref>{{cite web |title=M 4.6 - 16 km NNW of Baikunthpur, India |url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000i69p/executive |publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]] |access-date=10 August 2022 |date=28 July 2022}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=8 November 2022 |title=M 5.6 - 21 km E of Dipayal, Nepal |url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000incn/executive}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[2021 Assam earthquake|2021-04-28]]
|[[2021 Assam earthquake|2021-04-28]]
|[[Assam]]
|[[Assam]]
|6.0 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]]
|6.0 {{M|w|link=y}}
|VII
|VII
|2
|2
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|Moderate damage
|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>
|<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>
|-
| 2019-07-24
| [[Maharashtra]]
| 4.1 {{M|w|link=y}}
|IV
| 1
| 1
| Minor
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/4-earthquakes-hit-maharashtra-s-palghar-in-12-minutes/story-46ihDB4tlmemsXq6kNzz1J.html|title=1 killed as 4 earthquakes hit Maharashtra's Palghar in 12 minutes|date=2019-07-25|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|language=en|access-date=2019-07-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us600055sf/executive|title=M 4.1 - 25 km WSW of Shirgaon, India|website=[[United States Geological Survey]]|language=en|access-date=2022-01-27}}</ref>
|-
|2018-09-12
| [[Assam]]
| 5.3 {{M|w|link=y}}
| VI
|1
|25
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us2000hd8v#executive|title=M 5.3 - 5km NE of Sapatgrām, India|website=earthquake.usgs.gov|access-date=2018-09-12}}</ref>
|-
|[[2017 Uttarakhand earthquake|2017-02-06]]
| [[Uttarakhand]]
| 5.1 {{M|w|link=y}}
| IV
|
| 1
|
|<ref>{{cite web|title=M 5.1 - 36km NW of Pipalkoti, India|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20008hyg/executive|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|accessdate=May 10, 2022|date=February 6, 2017}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[2017 Tripura earthquake|2017-01-03]]
| [[2017 Tripura earthquake|2017-01-03]]
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| [[Nepal]], [[India]]
| [[Nepal]], [[India]]
| 7.8  [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]]
| 7.8  [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]]
| IX
| X
| 8,964
| 8,964
| 21,952
| 21,952
| $10 billion
| $10 billion
|  
|  
|-
| 2014-05-21
| offshore [[Odisha]]
| 6.0  [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]]
| IV
| 2
| 250
| Buildings damaged/Power outages
| {{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000qy82/executive|title=M 6.0 - 276 km SE of Kon?rka, India|website=[[United States Geological Survey]]|language=en|access-date=2022-04-04}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2013-05-01
| 2013-05-01
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| 90
| 90
| $19.5 million
| $19.5 million
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
| 2012-03-05
| [[Delhi]]
| 5.2 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]]
| V
|
| 5
|
| <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/quake-jolts-delhi-and-surrounding-areas-5-injured-234482.html | title=Quake jolts Delhi and surrounding areas, 5 injured-India News , Firstpost | date=5 March 2012 }}</ref>
|-
| 2011-10-29
| [[Sikkim]]
| 3.5 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]]
| III
| 2
|
|
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000ja25/executive|title=M 3.5 - 15 km NNE of Gangtok, India|website=[[U.S. Geological Survey]]|language=en|access-date=2022-03-21}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[2011 Sikkim earthquake|2011-09-18]]
| [[2011 Sikkim earthquake|2011-09-18]]
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|  
|  
|  
|  
|-
| 2011-09-07
| [[Delhi]]
| 4.3 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]]
| V
|
| 1
| Minor damage
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000j7rt/executive|title=M 4.3 - 6 km NE of Pitampura, India|website=[[U.S. Geological Survey]]|language=en|access-date=2022-03-21}}</ref>
|-
| 2010-03-30
| [[Diglipur]], [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
| 6.6 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]]
| VI
|
| 10
| Buildings damaged
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://asc-india.org/lib/20100330-andamans.htm|title=:: ASC :: 30 March 2010, M6.6 West Island (Andaman Islands) India Earthquake|website=asc-india.org|language=en-IN|access-date=2022-03-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000ha59/executive|title=M 6.6 - 217 km N of Bamboo Flat, India|date=2010-03-30|website=[[U.S. Geological Survey]]|language=en|access-date=2022-03-21}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[2009 Andaman Islands earthquake|2009-08-10]]
| [[2009 Andaman Islands earthquake|2009-08-10]]
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|
|
| Tsunami warning issued
| Tsunami warning issued
|
|-
| 2009-03-26
| [[Jharkhand]]
| 4.1 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]]
| V
|  
|  
| 5
| Buildings damaged
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000gveb/executive|title=M 4.1 - 19 km SSE of Ch??b?sa, India|website=asc-india.org|language=en|access-date=2022-03-21}}</ref>
|-
| 2008-09-16
| [[Satara district]], [[Maharashtra]]
| 5.0 {{M|w|link=y}}
| VI
| 1
| 20
|1,500 buildings damaged.
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=M 5.0 - 7 km NNE of Patan, India|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000gh63/executive|website=earthquake.usgs.gov}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2008-02-06
| 2008-02-06
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| 50
| 50
| Buildings damaged
| Buildings damaged
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2007-11-06
| 2007-11-06
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|
|
| Destructive tsunami
| Destructive tsunami
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
| 2001-09-25
| offshore [[Tamil Nadu]]
| 5.2 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]]
| V
| 3
|
| Minor damage
| <ref>{{cite web|title=:: ASC :: 25 September 2001, M5.5 Puducherry (Pondicherry) Earthquake|url=http://asc-india.org/lib/20010925-pondicherry.htm|author=ASC|access-date=2022-03-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=M 5.2 - 39 km SE of Marakkanam, India|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000apsa/executive|author=USGS|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[2001 Gujarat earthquake|2001-01-26]]
| [[2001 Gujarat earthquake|2001-01-26]]
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| 13,805–20,023
| 13,805–20,023
| ~166,800
| ~166,800
|  
| $10 billion
|  
|  
|-
|-
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|  
|  
|-
|-
| [[1988 Myanmar-India earthquake|1988-08-06]]
| [[1988 Myanmar–India earthquake|1988-08-06]]
| Myanmar, India
| Myanmar, India
| 7.3 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]]
| 7.3 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]]
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| 30
| 30
| Severe damage
| Severe damage
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1984-12-30
| [[1984 Cachar earthquake|1984-12-30]]
| [[Cachar district]]
| [[Cachar district]]
| 5.6 [[Body wave magnitude|M<sub>b</sub>]]
| 5.6 [[Body wave magnitude|M<sub>b</sub>]]
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| 100
| 100
| Severe damage
| Severe damage
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1982-01-20
| 1982-01-20
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| Some
| Some
| Moderate damage
| Moderate damage
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1980-08-23
| 1980-08-23
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|  
|  
| Limited damage / doublet
| Limited damage / doublet
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1980-08-23
| 1980-08-23
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| 40
| 40
| Moderate damage / [[Doublet earthquake|doublet]]
| Moderate damage / [[Doublet earthquake|doublet]]
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1980-07-29
| [[1980 Nepal earthquake|1980-07-29]]
| Nepal, [[Pithoragarh district]]
| Nepal, [[Pithoragarh district]]
| 6.5 [[Surface wave magnitude|M<sub>s</sub>]]
| 6.5 [[Surface wave magnitude|M<sub>s</sub>]]
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| Many
| Many
| $245 million
| $245 million
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[1975 Kinnaur earthquake|1975-01-19]]
| [[1975 Kinnaur earthquake|1975-01-19]]
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| 200
| 200
| Moderate damage
| Moderate damage
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[1967 Koynanagar earthquake|1967-12-11]]
| [[1967 Koynanagar earthquake|1967-12-11]]
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|  
|  
| Limited damage
| Limited damage
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1966-06-27
| 1966-06-27
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| 100
| 100
| $1 million
| $1 million
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1963-09-02
| 1963-09-02
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|  
|  
| Moderate damage
| Moderate damage
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1960-08-27
| 1960-08-27
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|  
|  
| Moderate damage
| Moderate damage
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[1956 Anjar earthquake|1956-07-21]]
| [[1956 Anjar earthquake|1956-07-21]]
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|  
|  
| Moderate damage
| Moderate damage
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake|1950-08-15]]
| [[1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake|1950-08-15]]
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|  
|  
|-
|-
| [[1947 Assam earthquake|1947-07-29]]
| '''[[1947 Assam earthquake|1947-07-29]]'''
| India, China
| '''India, China'''
| 7.3 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]]
| '''7.3 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]]'''
|  
|  
|  
|  
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|  
|  
|-
|-
| [[1941 Andaman Islands earthquake|1941-06-26]]
| '''[[1941 Andaman Islands earthquake|1941-06-26]]'''
| [[Andaman Islands]]
| '''[[Andaman Islands]]'''
| 7.7–8.1 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]]
| '''7.7–8.1 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]]'''
|  
|  
| 8,000
| 8,000
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|  
|  
|-
|-
| [[1935 Quetta earthquake|1935-05-31]]  
| '''[[1935 Quetta earthquake|1935-05-31]]'''
| [[Quetta]], [[Baluchistan]]
| '''[[Quetta]], [[Baluchistan]]'''
| 7.7 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]]
| '''7.7 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]]'''
| X
| X
| 30,000–60,000
| 30,000–60,000
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|  
|  
|-
|-
| [[1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake|1934-01-15]]
| '''[[1934 Nepal–India earthquake|1934-01-15]]'''
| [[Nepal]]
| '''[[Nepal]]'''
| 8.0 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]]
| '''8.0 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]]'''
| XI
| XI
| 6,000–10,700
| 6,000–10,700
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|  
|  
|-
|-
| 1932-08-14
| '''1932-08-14'''
| [[Assam]], Myanmar
| '''[[Assam]], Myanmar'''
| 7.0 [[Surface wave magnitude|M<sub>s</sub>]]
| '''7.0 [[Surface wave magnitude|M<sub>s</sub>]]'''
|  
|  
|  
|  
|
|
| Moderate damage
| Moderate damage
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[1905 Kangra earthquake|1905-04-04]]
| '''[[1930 Dhubri earthquake|1930-07-02]]'''
| [[Kangra, Himachal Pradesh|Kangra]]
| '''[[Assam]]'''
| 7.8 [[Surface wave magnitude|M<sub>s</sub>]]
| '''7.1 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]]'''
| IX
|
|
|
|
|-
| '''[[1905 Kangra earthquake|1905-04-04]]'''
| '''[[Kangra, Himachal Pradesh|Kangra]]'''
| '''7.8 [[Surface wave magnitude|M<sub>s</sub>]]'''
| IX
| IX
| >20,000
| >20,000
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|  
|  
|-
|-
| [[1897 Assam earthquake|1897-06-12]]
| '''[[1897 Assam earthquake|1897-06-12]]'''
| [[Shillong]], [[India]]
| '''[[Shillong]], [[India]]'''
| 8.0 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]]
| '''8.0 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]]'''
| X
| X
| 1,542
| 1,542
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|  
|  
|-
|-
| 1885-06-06
| '''1885-06-06'''
| [[Kashmir]]
| '''[[Kashmir]]'''
|  
|  
|  
|  
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|
|
| Severe damage
| Severe damage
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1885-05-30
| '''[[1885 Kashmir earthquake|1885-05-30]]'''
| [[Srinagar]]
| '''[[Srinagar]]'''
|  
|  
|  
|  
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|
|
| Extreme damage
| Extreme damage
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[1881 Nicobar Islands earthquake|1881-12-31]]
| '''[[1881 Nicobar Islands earthquake|1881-12-31]]'''
| [[Andaman Islands]]
| '''[[Andaman Islands]]'''
| 7.9 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]]
| '''7.9 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]]'''
| VII
| VII
|  
|  
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|  
|  
|-
|-
| [[1869 Cachar earthquake|1869-01-10]]
| '''[[1869 Cachar earthquake|1869-01-10]]'''
| [[Assam]], [[Cachar district|Cachar]]
| '''[[Assam]], [[Cachar district|Cachar]]'''
| 7.4 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]]
| '''7.4 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]]'''
| VII
| VII
| 2
| 2
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|  
|  
|-
|-
| 1845-06-19
| '''1845-06-19'''
| [[Rann of Kutch]]
| '''[[Rann of Kutch]]'''
| 6.3 [[Surface wave magnitude|M<sub>s</sub>]]
| '''6.3 [[Surface wave magnitude|M<sub>s</sub>]]'''
| VIII
| VIII
| Few
| Few
|
|
| Limited damage / tsunami
| Limited damage / tsunami
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1843-04-01
| '''1843-04-01'''
| [[Deccan Plateau]]
| '''[[Deccan Plateau]]'''
|  
|  
|  
|  
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|
|
| Moderate damage
| Moderate damage
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[1833 Kathmandu–Bihar earthquake|1833-08-26]]
| '''[[1833 Bihar–Nepal earthquake|1833-08-26]]'''
| Bihar, Kathmandu
| '''Bihar, Kathmandu'''
| 8.0 [[Surface wave magnitude|M<sub>s</sub>]]
| '''8.0 [[Surface wave magnitude|M<sub>s</sub>]]'''
|  
|  
|  
|  
|
|
| Severe damage
| Severe damage
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1828-06-06
| '''1828-06-06'''
| [[Kashmir]]
| '''[[Kashmir]]'''
|  
|  
|
|
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|  
|  
| Severe damage
| Severe damage
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[1819 Rann of Kutch earthquake|1819-06-16]]
| '''[[1819 Rann of Kutch earthquake|1819-06-16]]'''
| [[Gujarat]]
| '''[[Gujarat]]'''
| 7.7–8.2 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]]
| '''7.7–8.2 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]]'''
| XI
| XI
| >1,543
| >1,543
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|  
|  
|-
|-
| 1618-05-26
| '''[[1803 Garhwal earthquake|1803-09-01]]'''
| [[Mumbai|Bombay]]
| '''[[Uttarakhand]]'''
| '''7.8 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]]'''
| IX
| 300
|
| Severe damage
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
| '''1618-05-26'''
| '''[[Mumbai|Bombay]]'''
|  
|  
| IX
| IX
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|  
|  
| Severe damage
| Severe damage
| {{harvnb|NGDC}}
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[1555 Kashmir earthquake|1555-09-??]]
| '''[[1555 Kashmir earthquake|1555-09-??]]'''
| [[Kashmir Valley]], [[Kashmir]]
| '''[[Kashmir Valley]], [[Kashmir]]'''
| 7.6–8.0
| '''7.6–8.0'''
|  
|  
| 600–60,000
| 600–60,000
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|  
|  
|-
|-
| [[1505 Lo Mustang earthquake|1505-06-06]]
| '''[[1505 Lo Mustang earthquake|1505-06-06]]'''
| Saldang, [[Karnali zone]]
| '''Saldang, [[Karnali zone]]'''
| 8.2–8.8
| '''8.2–8.8'''
|  
|  
| 6,000
| 6,000
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|  
|  
|  
|  
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==Further reading==
==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}}
* {{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|s2cid=212872219 }}


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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.[1] 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

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

* Bold refers to Pre-Independence

Date Location Magnitude MMI Deaths Injuries Total damage / notes
2022-07-28 Baikunthpur, Chhattisgarh 4.6 Mw IV 5 Minor [2][3]
2021-04-28 Assam 6.0 Mw VII 2 12 Moderate damage [4][5]
2019-07-24 Maharashtra 4.1 Mw IV 1 1 Minor [6][7]
2018-09-12 Assam 5.3 Mw VI 1 25 [8]
2017-02-06 Uttarakhand 5.1 Mw IV 1 [9]
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][10]
2013-05-01 Kashmir 5.7 Mw 3 90 $19.5 million [11]
2012-03-05 Delhi 5.2 Mw V 5 [12]
2011-10-29 Sikkim 3.5 Mw III 2 [13]
2011-09-18 Gangtok, Sikkim 6.9 Mw VII >111
2011-09-07 Delhi 4.3 Mw V 1 Minor damage [14]
2010-03-30 Diglipur, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 6.6 Mw VI 10 Buildings damaged [15][16]
2009-08-10 Andaman Islands 7.5 Mw VIII Tsunami warning issued
2009-03-26 Jharkhand 4.1 Mw V 5 Buildings damaged [17]
2008-09-16 Satara district, Maharashtra 5.0 Mw VI 1 20 1,500 buildings damaged. [18]
2008-02-06 West Bengal 4.3 Mb 1 50 Buildings damaged [19]
2007-11-06 Gujarat 5.1 Mw V 1 5 Buildings damaged [20]
2006-11-29 Alwar district, Rajasthan 4.0 Mw 1 2 Minor damage to property [21]
2006-03-07 Gujarat 5.5 Mw VI 7 Buildings damaged [22]
2006-02-14 Sikkim 5.3 Mw V 2 2 Landslide [23]
2005-12-14 Uttarakhand 5.1 Mw VI 1 3 Building destroyed [24]
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 [25]
2001-09-25 offshore Tamil Nadu 5.2 Mw V 3 Minor damage [26][27]
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 [28]
1988-02-06 Bangladesh, India 5.9 Mw 2 100 [29]
1986-04-26 India, Pakistan 5.3 Ms 6 30 Severe damage [30]
1984-12-30 Cachar district 5.6 Mb 20 100 Severe damage [31]
1982-01-20 Little Nicobar 6.3 Ms Some Moderate damage [32]
1980-08-23 Kashmir 4.8 Ms Few Limited damage / doublet [33]
1980-08-23 Kashmir 4.9 Ms 15 40 Moderate damage / doublet [34]
1980-07-29 Nepal, Pithoragarh district 6.5 Ms 200 Many $245 million [35]
1975-01-19 Himachal Pradesh 6.8 Ms IX 47
1970-03-23 Bharuch district 5.4 Mb 26 200 Moderate damage [36]
1967-12-11 Maharashtra 6.6 Mw VIII 177–180 2,272 $400,000
1966-08-15 North India 5.6 15 Limited damage [37]
1966-06-27 Nepal, India 5.3 Ms VIII 80 100 $1 million [38]
1963-09-02 Kashmir 5.3 80 Moderate damage [39]
1960-08-27 North India Moderate damage [40]
1956-07-21 Gujarat 6.1 Ms IX 115 254
1954-03-21 India, Myanmar 7.4 Ms Moderate damage [41]
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 [42]
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 [43]
1885-05-30 Srinagar 3,000 Extreme damage [44]
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 [45]
1843-04-01 Deccan Plateau Moderate damage [46]
1833-08-26 Bihar, Kathmandu 8.0 Ms Severe damage [47]
1828-06-06 Kashmir 1,000 Severe damage [48]
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 [49]
1618-05-26 Bombay IX 2,000 Severe damage [50]
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

References

  1. ↑ Bendick, R.; Bilham, R.; Blume, F.; Kier, G.; Molnar, P.; Sheehan, A.; Wallace, K. (2002), Earthquake Hazards and the Collision between India and Asia, NOAA Science Review, 2002, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science
  2. ↑ "M 4.6 - 16 km NNW of Baikunthpur, India". United States Geological Survey. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "M 5.6 - 21 km E of Dipayal, Nepal". 8 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "M 6.0 - 9 km NNW of Dhekiajuli, India". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  5. ↑ "Assam Earthquake: 6.4 magnitude quake, 7 aftershocks jolt Northeast, tremors felt in Bengal". India Today. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  6. ↑ "1 killed as 4 earthquakes hit Maharashtra's Palghar in 12 minutes". Hindustan Times. 2019-07-25. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  7. ↑ "M 4.1 - 25 km WSW of Shirgaon, India". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  8. ↑ "M 5.3 - 5km NE of Sapatgrām, India". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  9. ↑ "M 5.1 - 36km NW of Pipalkoti, India". United States Geological Survey. February 6, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  10. ↑ "M 6.0 - 276 km SE of Kon?rka, India". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  11. ↑ NGDC 1972
  12. ↑ "Quake jolts Delhi and surrounding areas, 5 injured-India News , Firstpost". 5 March 2012.
  13. ↑ "M 3.5 - 15 km NNE of Gangtok, India". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  14. ↑ "M 4.3 - 6 km NE of Pitampura, India". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  15. ↑ ":: ASC :: 30 March 2010, M6.6 West Island (Andaman Islands) India Earthquake". asc-india.org. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  16. ↑ "M 6.6 - 217 km N of Bamboo Flat, India". U.S. Geological Survey. 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  17. ↑ "M 4.1 - 19 km SSE of Ch??b?sa, India". asc-india.org. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  18. ↑ "M 5.0 - 7 km NNE of Patan, India". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  19. ↑ NGDC 1972
  20. ↑ USGS. "M 5.1 - Gujarat, India". United States Geological Survey.
  21. ↑ ASC. "M4.0 Alwar Earthquake (Rajasthan), India". Archived from the original on 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
  22. ↑ USGS. "M 5.5 - Gujarat, India". United States Geological Survey.
  23. ↑ USGS. "M 5.3 - Sikkim, India". United States Geological Survey.
  24. ↑ USGS. "M 5.1 - Uttaranchal, India". United States Geological Survey.
  25. ↑ NGDC 1972
  26. ↑ ASC. ":: ASC :: 25 September 2001, M5.5 Puducherry (Pondicherry) Earthquake". Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  27. ↑ USGS. "M 5.2 - 39 km SE of Marakkanam, India". United States Geological Survey.
  28. ↑ USGS. "M 7.3 - Myanmar". United States Geological Survey.
  29. ↑ USGS. "M 5.9 - India-Bangladesh border region". United States Geological Survey.
  30. ↑ NGDC 1972
  31. ↑ NGDC 1972
  32. ↑ NGDC 1972
  33. ↑ NGDC 1972
  34. ↑ NGDC 1972
  35. ↑ NGDC 1972
  36. ↑ NGDC 1972
  37. ↑ NGDC 1972
  38. ↑ NGDC 1972
  39. ↑ NGDC 1972
  40. ↑ NGDC 1972
  41. ↑ NGDC 1972
  42. ↑ NGDC 1972
  43. ↑ NGDC 1972
  44. ↑ NGDC 1972
  45. ↑ NGDC 1972
  46. ↑ NGDC 1972
  47. ↑ NGDC 1972
  48. ↑ NGDC 1972
  49. ↑ NGDC 1972
  50. ↑ NGDC 1972

Sources

Further reading

  • Saikia, Arupjyoti (2020), "Earthquakes and the Environmental Transformation of a Floodplain Landscape: The Brahmaputra Valley and the Earthquakes of 1897 and 1950", Environment and History, 26: 51–77, doi:10.3197/096734019X15755402985550, S2CID 212872219

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