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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|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==

The list pertains to the [[Indian Republic]] since [[Partition of India|1947]], and the [[Indian subcontinent]] before that.

{{Incomplete list|date=March 2022}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|- style="background:#ececec;"
! Date
! Location
! [[Seismic magnitude scales|Mag.]]
! [[Modified Mercalli intensity scale|MMI]]
! Deaths
! Injuries
! {{nobr|Total damage / notes}}
! Ref
|-
|2026-02-27
|Bangladesh, West Bengal
|5.3 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]] 
|VI
|
|
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-03 |title="M 5.3 - 26 km SE of Tāki, India". earthquake.usgs.gov." |url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000s0pc/executive |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=earthquake.usgs.gov}}</ref>
|-
|[[2025 Bangladesh earthquake|2025-11-21]]
|[[Bangladesh]], [[West Bengal]]
|5.4 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
|III
|
|
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-03 |title="M 5.5 - 14 km WSW of Narsingdi, Bangladesh". earthquake.usgs.gov. 2025-11-22. |url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000rpht/executive |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=earthquake.usgs.gov}}</ref>
|-
| 2025-09-14
| [[Assam]]
| 5.5 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| VII
|
| 2
| Many buildings damaged in [[Central Assam division|Central]] and [[North Assam division]].
|<ref>{{cite anss|M 5.5 - 10 km NNE of Khārupatia, India|2025|us7000qw56}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=14 September 2025|access-date=14 September 2025|title=Earthquake of 5.8 magnitude hits Assam, 2 girls injured|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/earthquake-of-5-8-magnitude-hits-assam-2-girls-injured-101757866594158.html|author=Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite news|publisher=[[Times Now]]|date=14 September 2025|access-date=14 September 2025|title=Earthquake in Assam Today: From Guwahati to Siliguri - List of Places Where Tremors Were Felt
|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/earthquake-near-me-today-assam-guwahati-dhekiajuli-places-tremors-northeast-news-videos-article-152800569|author=Arpita Ghosh}}</ref>
|-
| [[2023 Nepal earthquake|2023-11-03]]
| North India, Nepal
| 5.7 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| VIII
| 153
| 375
| Buildings damaged, all casualties in Nepal
| <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-04 |title=Earthquake Today {{!}} Nepal Earthquake News Live: Death toll rises to 69 as strong quake rocks northwestern Nepal, termors felt in Delhi |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/earthquake-in-nepal-live-updates-dead-toll-rise-several-injured-rescue-search-operation-jajarkot-village-kathmandu/liveblog/104954627.cms |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-11-04 |title=Magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes Nepal; tremors felt in Delhi, NCR |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/magnitude-6-4-earthquake-strikes-nepal-tremors-felt-in-delhi-ncr/articleshow/104951720.cms |access-date=2023-11-04 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>
|-
| 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]]
| [[Assam]]
| 6.0 {{M|w|link=y}}
| 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|publisher=United States Geological Survey}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Assam Earthquake: 6.4 magnitude quake, 7 aftershocks jolt Northeast, tremors felt in Bengal|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/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|publisher=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 – 5 km NE of Sapatgrām, India|publisher=United States Geological Survey|access-date=2018-09-12}}</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]]
| X
| 8,964
| 21,952
| $10 billion
|
|-
| 2014-05-21
| offshore [[Odisha]]
| 6.0 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| 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|publisher=United States Geological Survey|language=en|access-date=2022-04-04}}</ref>
|-
| 2013-05-01
| [[Kashmir]]
| 5.7 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
|
| 3
| 90
| $19.5 million
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
| 2012-03-05
| [[Delhi]]
| 5.2 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| 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 | date=5 March 2012 }}</ref>
|-
| 2011-10-29
| [[Sikkim]]
| 3.5 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| III
| 2
|
|
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000ja25/executive|title=M 3.5 – 15 km NNE of Gangtok, India|publisher=United States Geological Survey|language=en|access-date=2022-03-21}}</ref>
|-
| [[2011 Sikkim earthquake|2011-09-18]]
| [[Gangtok]], [[Sikkim]]
| 6.9 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| VII
| >111
|
|
|
|-
| 2011-09-07
| [[Delhi]]
| 4.3 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| 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|publisher=United States Geological Survey|language=en|access-date=2022-03-21}}</ref>
|-
| 2010-03-30
| [[Diglipur]], [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
| 6.6 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| 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|publisher=United States Geological Survey|language=en|access-date=2022-03-21}}</ref>
|-
| [[2009 Andaman Islands earthquake|2009-08-10]]
| [[Andaman Islands]]
| 7.5 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| VIII
|
|
| Tsunami warning issued
|
|-
| 2009-03-26
| [[Jharkhand]]
| 4.1 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| 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|publisher=United States Geological Survey}}</ref>
|-
| 2008-02-06
| [[West Bengal]]
| 4.3 [[Body wave magnitude|Mb]]
|
| 1
| 50
| Buildings damaged
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
| 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|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|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|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|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
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
| 2001-09-25
| {{nobr|offshore [[Tamil Nadu]]}}
| 5.2 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| 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|publisher=United States Geological Survey}}</ref>
|-
| [[2001 Gujarat earthquake|2001-01-26]]
| [[Gujarat]]
| 7.7 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| X
| 13,805–20,023
| ~166,800
| $10 billion
|
|-
| [[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]]
| data-sort-value=VIIII|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|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|publisher=United States Geological Survey}}</ref>
|-
| 1986-04-26
| India, Pakistan
| 5.3 [[Surface wave magnitude|Ms]]
|
| 6
| 30
| Severe damage
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
| [[1984 Cachar earthquake|1984-12-30]]
| [[Cachar district]]
| 5.6 [[Body wave magnitude|Mb]]
|
| 20
| 100
| Severe damage
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
| 1982-01-20
| [[Little Nicobar]]
| 6.3 [[Surface wave magnitude|Ms]]
|
|
| Some
| Moderate damage
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
| 1980-08-23
| Kashmir
| 4.8 [[Surface wave magnitude|Ms]]
|
| Few
|
| Limited damage / doublet
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
| 1980-08-23
| Kashmir
| 4.9 [[Surface wave magnitude|Ms]]
|
| 15
| 40
| Moderate damage / [[Doublet earthquake|doublet]]
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
| [[1980 Nepal earthquake|1980-07-29]]
| [[Pithoragarh district]] (Nepal)
| 6.5 [[Surface wave magnitude|Ms]]
|
| 200
| Many
| $245 million
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
| [[1975 Kinnaur earthquake|1975-01-19]]
| [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| 6.8 [[Surface wave magnitude|Ms]]
| data-sort-value=VIIII|IX
| 47
|
|
|
|-
| 1970-03-23
| [[Bharuch district]]
| 5.4 [[Body wave magnitude|Mb]]
|
| 26
| 200
| Moderate damage
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
| [[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
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
| 1966-06-27
| Nepal, India
| 5.3 [[Surface wave magnitude|Ms]]
| VIII
| 80
| 100
| $1 million
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
| 1963-09-02
| Kashmir
| 5.3
|
| 80
|
| Moderate damage
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
| 1960-08-27
| North India
|
|
|
|
| Moderate damage
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
| [[1956 Anjar earthquake|1956-07-21]]
| [[Gujarat]]
| 6.1 [[Surface wave magnitude|Ms]]
| data-sort-value=VIIII|IX
| 115
| 254
|
|
|-
| 1954-03-21
| India, Myanmar
| 7.4 [[Surface wave magnitude|Ms]]
|
|
|
| Moderate damage
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
| [[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–India earthquake|1934-01-15]]
| [[Bihar-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
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
| [[1930 Dhubri earthquake|1930-07-02]]
| [[Assam]]
| 7.1 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| data-sort-value=VIIII|IX
|
|
|
|
|-
| [[1905 Kangra earthquake|1905-04-04]]
| [[Kangra, Himachal Pradesh|Kangra]]
| 7.8 [[Surface wave magnitude|Ms]]
| data-sort-value=VIIII|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
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
| [[1885 Kashmir earthquake|1885-05-30]]
| [[Srinagar]]
|
|
| 3,000
|
| Extreme damage
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
| [[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
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
| 1843-04-01
| [[Deccan Plateau]]
|
|
|
|
| Moderate damage
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
| [[1833 Bihar–Nepal earthquake|1833-08-26]]
| Bihar, Kathmandu
| 8.0 [[Surface wave magnitude|Ms]]
|
|
|
| Severe damage
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
| 1828-06-06
| [[Kashmir]]
|
|
| 1,000
|
| Severe damage
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
| [[1819 Rann of Kutch earthquake|1819-06-16]]
| [[Gujarat]]
| {{nobr|7.7–8.2 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]}}
| XI
| >1,543
|
| Formed the Allah Bund
|
|-
| [[1803 Garhwal earthquake|1803-09-01]]
| [[Uttarakhand]]
| 7.8 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| data-sort-value=VIIII|IX
| 300
|
| Severe damage
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
| 1618-05-26
| [[Mumbai|Bombay]]
|
| data-sort-value=VIIII|IX
| 2,000
|
| Severe damage
| <ref>{{harvnb|NGDC|1972}}</ref>
|-
| [[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
|
|
|
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| colspan="8" style="text-align: centre;" | Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on [[Wikipedia: WikiProject Earthquakes|WikiProject Earthquakes]]' [[Wikipedia: WikiProject Earthquakes/notability guidelines|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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==See also==
* [[Earthquake zones of India]]
* [[Geology of India]]

== References ==
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''Sources''
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*{{citation|title=Search Results: Country=India|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-data?country=INDIA|publisher=National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information|year=1972 |doi=10.7289/V5TD9V7K |ref={{sfnref|NGDC|1972}} }}
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==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|s2cid=212872219 }}

==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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List of earthquakes in India - Revision history

RockyHerz477 at 01:38, 23 March 2026