Earthquakes, Manor Magnitude in India
Earthquakes in India:
Earthquakes are natural disasters that cause a lot of damage to people and their resources. In India, several earthquakes have damaged many significant disasters; some major earthquakes are listed below.
S.No | Location | Magnitude | Date |
1 | Shillong Plateau, Meghalaya | 8.7 | 12, June 1897 |
2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 8.5 | 26 June 1941 |
3. | Bihar-Nepal Border | 8.3 | 15, Jan 1934 |
4 | Andaman Islands | 8.1 | 16 June 1819 |
5 | Kangra, Himachal Pradesh | 8.0 | 4, April 1905 |
6 | Kutch, Gujarat | 8.0 | 21 July 1956 |
7 | Bhuj, Gujarat | 7.7 | 26, Jan 2001 |
8 | Srimangal, Assam | 7.6 | 8, July 1918 |
9 | Cachar, Assam | 7.5 | 10, Jan 1869 |
10 | Assam | 7.2 | 23, Oct 1943 |
11 | Dhubri, Assam | 7.1 | 2, July 1930 |
12 | Anjar, Gujarat | 7.0 | 30 May 1885 |
13 | Sopore, Jammu & Kashmir | 7.0 | 20 Oct 1991 |
14 | Chamoli, Uttar Pradesh | 6.8 | 29, Mar 1999 |
15 | Manipur-Myanmar Border | 6.6 | 10 Dec 1967 |
16 | Koyna, Maharashtra | 6.5 | 21 Aug 1988 |
17 | Bihar-Nepal Border | 6.4 | 19 Jan 1975 |
18 | Latur, Maharashtra | 6.3 | 30, Sept 1993 |
19 | Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh | 6.2 | 20 May 1997 |
20 | Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh | 6.0 | 20, May 1997 |