Earthquakes in India — March 2025

12 earthquakes were recorded in India during March 2025, an average of 0.4 per day.

12 reached magnitude 4 or above and 5 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 52 km.

The month's largest event in India was a magnitude 5.9 earthquake near Nicobar Islands, India on 12 March 2025 at 05:42 UTC. A magnitude 5.9 earthquake radiates roughly 10,676 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is well above the India monthly average of 6 events over the period we cover — an unusually active month, and up from the 5 recorded the previous month.

67% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 33% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). A substantial share of intermediate-depth events points to a subducting slab beneath the region rather than purely crustal faulting.

By band, the catalogue holds 7 in the magnitude 4 range, 5 in the magnitude 5 range.

Activity peaked on 05 March, when 2 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M5.9 near Nicobar Islands, India on 12 March at 10 km; M5.4 near Wāngjing, India on 05 March at 89 km; M5.1 near Port Blair, India on 24 March at 64 km.

That is 89% above the 6 events India averages per month across the 22 months on record.

This month also holds the strongest earthquake recorded in India in our entire catalogue.