List of earthquakes in South Asia explained

The following is a list of earthquakes in South Asia.

DateTimePlaceLat.Long.FatalitiesCommentsMagnitude
January 3, 201623:05:20.20 UTC, 04:35:20 IST Jan 6Imphal, Manipur India
see 2016 Imphal earthquake
24.876°N93.628°E11 Dead, 200 InjuredThe quake struck 55 kilometers (34 miles) below the Earth's surface. Lighter ground shaking was reported over a wide region as much as 1,000 km (620 miles) from the epicenter.6.7, Lasted
45 seconds
October 26, 201502:10:00 UTC, 5:10:00 Local Time October 26Afghanistan Pakistan India
see 2015 South Asia earthquake
36.524°N70.368°E399 7.5
April 25, 201506:11:26 UTC, 11:56:26 Local Time April 25Lamjung Nepal
see 2015 Nepal earthquake
28.15°N84.71°E9,0187.9
October 8, 200503:50:38 UTC, 08:50:38 Local Time October 8Kashmir Pakistan India
see 2005 Kashmir earthquake
34.43°N73.54°E80,00095 km (59 miles) NE of Islamabad, Pakistan, 125km (78miles) WNW of Srinagar, India (pop 894,000)7.6
December 26, 200400:58:53 UTC, 07:58:53 Local Time December 26off NW of Sumatra, India Sri Lanka Maldives see 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami3.30°N95.87°E280,000Third or fourth largest earthquake ever recorded9.3
January 26, 200108:50:00 Local Time January 26Kutchh see 2001 Gujarat earthquake23.6N69.8E 20,000Epicenter in Kutch, loss of life in Ahmedabad and Kutch7.9
September 29, 199303:50:38 UTC, 22:25 Local Time September 29Latur-Killari, India see 1993 Latur earthquake18.08°N76.52°E9,748 6.2
August 15, 1950Tibetan plateau (Arunachal Pradesh - China border), India
see 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake
28.5°N96.7°E Largest earthquake recorded in mainland India since Independence Day in 1947.8.7
January 15, 19342:13 PM (I.S.T.)Bihar, India
see 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake
25°N85°E The 1934 Nepal–India earthquake or 1934 Bihar–Nepal earthquake was one of the worst earthquakes in India's history. The towns of Munger and Muzaffarpur were completely destroyed.8.3
June 12, 1897Shillong Plateau, India
see 1897 Assam earthquake
26°N91°E 8.3
August 26, 183310:58 PM (N.S.T.)Kathmandu, Nepal
see 1833 Kathmandu–Bihar earthquake
28.3°N85.5°E~5007.7–7.9
June 16, 181918:45 to 18:50Kutch District, Gujarat, Indiasee 1819 Rann of Kutch earthquake23.0°N71.0°E>10008.2

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