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Earthquakes in India

USGS recorded 14 earthquakes in India in the last 30 days and 261 in the last year, counting everything of magnitude 1.0 and above. The strongest in that year measured M 5.8.

M 4.0 · 5 km NNE of Sarāhan, India · 2026-08-26 00:16 UTC M 4.1 · 57 km NW of Jumla, Nepal · 2026-09-15 22:43 UTC M 4.1 · 20 km WNW of Ḩukūmatī Azrah, Afghanistan · 2026-09-02 01:47 UTC M 4.2 · 25 km NW of Sarupathar, India · 2026-09-11 17:56 UTC M 4.2 · 62 km NW of Kodāri̇̄, Nepal · 2026-08-26 06:00 UTC M 4.3 · 23 km NNE of Jalālābād, Afghanistan · 2026-08-31 22:01 UTC M 4.4 · 155 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia · 2026-08-31 21:32 UTC M 4.5 · 273 km NNW of Dêqên, China · 2026-09-19 12:19 UTC M 4.8 · 18 km SW of Mongar, Bhutan · 2026-09-19 10:31 UTC M 4.9 · 89 km NNE of Chitre, Nepal · 2026-09-08 16:08 UTC M 4.9 · 16 km NE of Jalālābād, Afghanistan · 2026-08-25 01:18 UTC M 5.0 · western Xizang · 2026-08-27 14:45 UTC M 5.1 · 119 km NE of Joshīmath, India · 2026-09-03 08:16 UTC M 5.2 · 55 km NW of Kodāri̇̄, Nepal · 2026-08-26 02:52 UTC

Recent earthquakes in India

Last 30 days, newest first as of 2026-09-23 05:14 UTC

Magnitude Location Depth When (UTC)
M 4.5 273 km NNW of Dêqên, China 10.0 km deep 2026-09-19 12:19 UTC
M 4.8 18 km SW of Mongar, Bhutan 10.0 km deep 2026-09-19 10:31 UTC
M 4.1 57 km NW of Jumla, Nepal 10.0 km deep 2026-09-15 22:43 UTC
M 4.2 25 km NW of Sarupathar, India 123.2 km deep 2026-09-11 17:56 UTC
M 4.9 89 km NNE of Chitre, Nepal 10.0 km deep 2026-09-08 16:08 UTC
M 5.1 119 km NE of Joshīmath, India 10.0 km deep 2026-09-03 08:16 UTC
M 4.1 20 km WNW of Ḩukūmatī Azrah, Afghanistan 10.0 km deep 2026-09-02 01:47 UTC
M 4.3 23 km NNE of Jalālābād, Afghanistan 48.2 km deep 2026-08-31 22:01 UTC
M 4.4 155 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia 10.0 km deep 2026-08-31 21:32 UTC
M 5.0 western Xizang 10.0 km deep 2026-08-27 14:45 UTC
M 4.2 62 km NW of Kodāri̇̄, Nepal 0.0 km deep 2026-08-26 06:00 UTC
M 5.2 55 km NW of Kodāri̇̄, Nepal 0.0 km deep 2026-08-26 02:52 UTC
M 4.0 5 km NNE of Sarāhan, India 54.1 km deep 2026-08-26 00:16 UTC
M 4.9 16 km NE of Jalālābād, Afghanistan 10.0 km deep 2026-08-25 01:18 UTC

The largest on record in India

Since 1900, when the instrumental record becomes usable. The largest is M 8.6 at 1950 Assam-Tibet Earthquake on 1950-08-15: great: devastating, felt across enormous distances.

Largest since 1900 USGS

Magnitude Location Date Depth
M 8.6 1950 Assam-Tibet Earthquake 1950-08-15 15.0 km deep
M 8.0 1934 Bihar-Nepal Earthquake 1934-01-15 15.0 km deep
M 8.0 43 km N of Bamboo Flat, India 1941-06-26 20.0 km deep
M 7.9 The 1905 Kangra, India Earthquake 1905-04-04 20.0 km deep
M 7.9 32 km NW of Taunggyi, Myanmar 1912-05-23 15.0 km deep
M 7.8 67 km NNE of Bharatpur, Nepal 2015-04-25 8.2 km deep
M 7.7 2025 Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar) Earthquake 2025-03-28 10.0 km deep
M 7.7 89 km WSW of Nagqu, China 1951-11-18 30.0 km deep
M 7.7 17 km NW of Bhach?u, India 2001-01-26 16.0 km deep
M 7.6 Myanmar 1946-09-12 15.0 km deep

How these numbers were counted

Counts include every earthquake of magnitude 1.0 and above that USGS located in India. The search is a latitude and longitude rectangle covering India. No region is a rectangle, so events just outside the border can appear; each row shows the location text USGS published, which names the nearest town. Full method, including why counts from different places are not comparable.

Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (FDSN event service). Retrieved 2026-09-23. Public domain.