List of earthquakes in India

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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

The list pertains to the Indian Republic since 1947, and the Indian subcontinent before that.

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Date Location Mag. MMI Deaths Injuries Total damage / notes Ref
2026-02-27 Bangladesh, West Bengal 5.3 Mw  VI [2]
2025-11-21 Bangladesh, West Bengal 5.4 Mw VI [3]
2025-09-14 Assam 5.5 Mw VII 2 Many buildings damaged in Central and North Assam division. [4][5]

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2023-11-03 North India, Nepal 5.7 Mw VIII 153 375 Buildings damaged, all casualties in Nepal [7][8]
2022-07-28 Baikunthpur, Chhattisgarh 4.6 Mw IV 5 Minor [9][10]
2021-04-28 Assam 6.0 Mw VII 2 12 Moderate damage [11][12]
2019-07-24 Maharashtra 4.1 Mw IV 1 1 Minor [13][14]
2018-09-12 Assam 5.3 Mw VI 1 25 [15]
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][16]
2013-05-01 Kashmir 5.7 Mw 3 90 $19.5 million [17]
2012-03-05 Delhi 5.2 Mw V 5 [18]
2011-10-29 Sikkim 3.5 Mw III 2 [19]
2011-09-18 Gangtok, Sikkim 6.9 Mw VII >111
2011-09-07 Delhi 4.3 Mw V 1 Minor damage [20]
2010-03-30 Diglipur, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 6.6 Mw VI 10 Buildings damaged [21][22]
2009-08-10 Andaman Islands 7.5 Mw VIII Tsunami warning issued
2009-03-26 Jharkhand 4.1 Mw V 5 Buildings damaged [23]
2008-09-16 Satara district, Maharashtra 5.0 Mw VI 1 20 1,500 buildings damaged. [24]
2008-02-06 West Bengal 4.3 Mb 1 50 Buildings damaged [25]
2007-11-06 Gujarat 5.1 Mw V 1 5 Buildings damaged [26]
2006-11-29 Alwar district, Rajasthan 4.0 Mw 1 2 Minor damage to property [27]
2006-03-07 Gujarat 5.5 Mw VI 7 Buildings damaged [28]
2006-02-14 Sikkim 5.3 Mw V 2 2 Landslide [29]
2005-12-14 Uttarakhand 5.1 Mw VI 1 3 Building destroyed [30]
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 [31]
2001-09-25 offshore Tamil Nadu 5.2 Mw V 3 Minor damage [32][33]
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 [34]
1988-02-06 Bangladesh, India 5.9 Mw 2 100 [35]
1986-04-26 India, Pakistan 5.3 Ms 6 30 Severe damage [36]
1984-12-30 Cachar district 5.6 Mb 20 100 Severe damage [37]
1982-01-20 Little Nicobar 6.3 Ms Some Moderate damage [38]
1980-08-23 Kashmir 4.8 Ms Few Limited damage / doublet [39]
1980-08-23 Kashmir 4.9 Ms 15 40 Moderate damage / doublet [40]
1980-07-29 Pithoragarh district (Nepal) 6.5 Ms 200 Many $245 million [41]
1975-01-19 Himachal Pradesh 6.8 Ms IX 47
1970-03-23 Bharuch district 5.4 Mb 26 200 Moderate damage [42]
1967-12-11 Maharashtra 6.6 Mw VIII 177–180 2,272 $400,000
1966-08-15 North India 5.6 15 Limited damage [43]
1966-06-27 Nepal, India 5.3 Ms VIII 80 100 $1 million [44]
1963-09-02 Kashmir 5.3 80 Moderate damage [45]
1960-08-27 North India Moderate damage [46]
1956-07-21 Gujarat 6.1 Ms IX 115 254
1954-03-21 India, Myanmar 7.4 Ms Moderate damage [47]
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 [48]
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 [49]
1885-05-30 Srinagar 3,000 Extreme damage [50]
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 [51]
1843-04-01 Deccan Plateau Moderate damage [52]
1833-08-26 Bihar, Kathmandu 8.0 Ms Severe damage [53]
1828-06-06 Kashmir 1,000 Severe damage [54]
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 [55]
1618-05-26 Bombay IX 2,000 Severe damage [56]
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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