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
| Date | Location | Magnitude | MMI | Deaths | Injuries | Total damage / notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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. | |||||||
See also
References
Sources'
- Search Results: Country=India, National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1972, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
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