Earthquakes in India

India appears infrequently in the record, with just 4 events in the past 30 days, and 30 of the events on record reached magnitude 5 or above — the level at which damage becomes a genuine concern for vulnerable construction.

141 earthquakes have been recorded in India in our catalogue, 4 of them in the past 30 days.

The average magnitude is 4.6 and the average focal depth 37 km. 139 events reached magnitude 4 or above and 30 reached magnitude 5 or above.

The strongest earthquake recorded in India in this period was a magnitude 5.9 event near Nicobar Islands, India on 12 March 2025, at a depth of 10 km. A magnitude 5.9 earthquake radiates roughly 10,676 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

Locations recording the most events include Port Blair (39), Wāngjing (12), Phek (8), Bamboo Flat (4), Leh (4).

78% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 22% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). The mix is dominated by shallow crustal events, with a minority of intermediate-depth activity.

The deepest event on record here was a magnitude 4.8 earthquake at 186 km beneath Phek, India on 16 October 2025.

By band, the catalogue holds 2 in the magnitude 3 range, 109 in the magnitude 4 range, 30 in the magnitude 5 range.

The busiest single day was 24 June 2025, with 8 recorded events.

No event in this record carries a USGS link to NOAA tsunami information.