India · Earthquake archives 2014

Explore earthquake activity year by year and month by month using the historical Quake Pulse database.

Events209

Largest magnitudeM 6.5

M6+3

M7+0

Average depth17.1 km

Monthly activity

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

Jan9 Feb11 Mar16 Apr11 May17 Jun12 Jul20 Aug24 Sep19 Oct24 Nov32 Dec14

January9 EventsMax M5.0 · M6+ 0 February11 EventsMax M5.2 · M6+ 0 March16 EventsMax M5.4 · M6+ 0 April11 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0 May17 EventsMax M6.0 · M6+ 1 June12 EventsMax M6.5 · M6+ 1 July20 EventsMax M5.8 · M6+ 0 August24 EventsMax M5.5 · M6+ 0 September19 EventsMax M5.5 · M6+ 0 October24 EventsMax M5.5 · M6+ 0 November32 EventsMax M6.3 · M6+ 1 December14 EventsMax M5.4 · M6+ 0

Strongest events

Magnitude	Location	Depth	Time
M 6.5	South Indian Ocean	4.0 km	2014-06-14 11:10:59 UTC	View event →
M 6.3	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2014-11-03 08:48:29 UTC	View event →
M 6.0	276 km SE of Kon?rka, India	47.2 km	2014-05-21 16:21:54 UTC	View event →
M 5.8	280 km ENE of Port Blair, India	10.0 km	2014-07-31 13:41:00 UTC	View event →
M 5.8	southeast Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2014-05-11 12:35:17 UTC	View event →
M 5.7	North Indian Ocean	20.0 km	2014-06-01 10:07:12 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	western Indian-Antarctic Ridge	10.0 km	2014-10-05 07:24:43 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	285 km ENE of Port Blair, India	20.2 km	2014-09-26 04:21:24 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	southeast Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2014-08-29 21:16:44 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2014-08-02 10:33:26 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2014-12-04 10:53:30 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	South Indian Ocean	10.0 km	2014-10-28 13:13:08 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	North Indian Ocean	13.0 km	2014-03-27 04:00:15 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	90 km N of Bamboo Flat, India	43.8 km	2014-11-28 01:18:45 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	297 km N of Bamboo Flat, India	12.0 km	2014-07-29 07:07:07 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	Southwest Indian Ridge	15.7 km	2014-04-28 12:43:52 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2014-11-10 02:39:02 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2014-08-17 16:04:48 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	southeast Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2014-05-11 12:34:58 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	261 km ENE of Port Blair, India	34.2 km	2014-02-02 23:44:01 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	western Indian-Antarctic Ridge	10.0 km	2014-12-09 05:18:28 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2014-11-03 12:36:17 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	Southwest Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2014-10-06 03:26:59 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	261 km ENE of Port Blair, India	26.2 km	2014-07-31 17:34:08 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	South Indian Ocean	10.0 km	2014-07-29 07:16:40 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2014-06-24 05:55:10 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2014-06-24 02:40:40 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.9 km	2014-05-27 04:25:18 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2014-05-27 04:23:53 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	Mid-Indian Ridge	15.3 km	2014-11-28 19:06:25 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	southeast Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2014-11-22 16:33:54 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	western Indian-Antarctic Ridge	10.0 km	2014-11-09 07:12:04 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	Nicobar Islands, India region	10.0 km	2014-10-14 18:36:06 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	Nicobar Islands, India region	39.1 km	2014-09-12 13:06:33 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	southeast Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2014-09-10 04:29:03 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	western Indian-Antarctic Ridge	14.7 km	2014-09-09 18:15:00 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	western Indian-Antarctic Ridge	14.7 km	2014-06-27 20:10:16 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	16 km N of Doda, India	42.7 km	2014-06-13 13:32:52 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	Southwest Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2014-04-03 09:18:26 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	South Indian Ocean	10.0 km	2014-01-06 17:00:58 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2014-11-19 05:08:02 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2014-10-12 23:27:00 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	180 km NE of Bamboo Flat, India	136.3 km	2014-10-12 03:32:46 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2014-09-05 10:51:27 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	15 km NE of Dharamsala, India	10.0 km	2014-08-21 08:11:18 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	285 km SSE of Port Blair, India	105.5 km	2014-08-12 20:52:06 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	southeast Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2014-08-01 21:18:07 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	282 km ENE of Port Blair, India	10.0 km	2014-07-31 17:33:29 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	southeast Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2014-07-10 22:22:18 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2014-07-06 23:17:25 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Mid-Indian Ridge	9.0 km	2014-07-05 17:30:46 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2014-03-25 10:36:19 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2014-03-15 23:22:10 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	North Indian Ocean	10.0 km	2014-01-19 07:17:10 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2014-01-15 13:02:23 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2014-12-26 00:55:00 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	western Indian-Antarctic Ridge	15.2 km	2014-11-10 14:11:12 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Southwest Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2014-11-07 02:27:45 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	North Indian Ocean	10.0 km	2014-11-05 12:41:05 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2014-11-03 09:28:53 UTC	View event →

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