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India · Earthquake archives 2018

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

Events323
Largest magnitudeM 6.0
M6+2
M7+0
Average depth13.0 km

Monthly activity

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

Jan13Feb13Mar20Apr14May14Jun10Jul101Aug15Sep26Oct59Nov19Dec19
January13 EventsMax M5.8 · M6+ 0February13 EventsMax M5.2 · M6+ 0March20 EventsMax M6.0 · M6+ 1April14 EventsMax M5.9 · M6+ 0May14 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0June10 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0July101 EventsMax M5.9 · M6+ 0August15 EventsMax M5.5 · M6+ 0September26 EventsMax M6.0 · M6+ 1October59 EventsMax M5.9 · M6+ 0November19 EventsMax M5.4 · M6+ 0December19 EventsMax M4.9 · M6+ 0

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.0Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-09-18 07:27:41 UTCView event →
M 6.0southeast Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-03-24 19:58:33 UTCView event →
M 5.9southeast Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-10-14 12:41:14 UTCView event →
M 5.9southeast Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-07-21 20:56:19 UTCView event →
M 5.9Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-04-29 22:23:05 UTCView event →
M 5.8Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-10-21 01:40:37 UTCView event →
M 5.8western Indian-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2018-04-21 19:44:17 UTCView event →
M 5.8Nicobar Islands, India region10.0 km2018-01-25 01:15:58 UTCView event →
M 5.7southeast Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-10-14 05:05:34 UTCView event →
M 5.7Indian Ocean Triple Junction10.0 km2018-09-28 07:06:39 UTCView event →
M 5.6Indian Ocean Triple Junction10.0 km2018-09-28 06:21:54 UTCView event →
M 5.6Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-07-10 16:05:09 UTCView event →
M 5.6Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-07-10 10:26:22 UTCView event →
M 5.6southeast Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-03-12 06:13:49 UTCView event →
M 5.5Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-09-01 06:13:45 UTCView event →
M 5.5168 km SW of Port Blair, India10.0 km2018-08-24 10:49:27 UTCView event →
M 5.5western Indian-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2018-07-06 23:35:42 UTCView event →
M 5.4103 km SSE of Hayuliang, India11.0 km2018-11-28 10:17:06 UTCView event →
M 5.4Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-09-04 23:22:54 UTCView event →
M 5.4Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-07-11 05:00:43 UTCView event →
M 5.4southeast Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-07-07 23:10:47 UTCView event →
M 5.3Indian Ocean Triple Junction10.0 km2018-10-01 18:16:42 UTCView event →
M 5.3Indian Ocean Triple Junction10.0 km2018-10-01 07:21:40 UTCView event →
M 5.3Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-10-01 04:27:59 UTCView event →
M 5.35 km NE of Sapatgr?m, India10.0 km2018-09-12 04:50:46 UTCView event →
M 5.3western Indian-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2018-06-30 04:48:10 UTCView event →
M 5.3southeast Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-05-24 15:04:12 UTCView event →
M 5.3Nicobar Islands, India region10.0 km2018-01-25 03:48:28 UTCView event →
M 5.2Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-10-05 18:16:11 UTCView event →
M 5.2Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-07-11 00:33:40 UTCView event →
M 5.2Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-07-10 23:28:01 UTCView event →
M 5.2248 km SSE of Port Blair, India88.9 km2018-05-28 02:00:00 UTCView event →
M 5.2Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-05-13 22:27:29 UTCView event →
M 5.286 km NE of Bamboo Flat, India57.5 km2018-02-13 02:39:51 UTCView event →
M 5.2Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-01-02 02:16:18 UTCView event →
M 5.1Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-11-24 13:56:02 UTCView event →
M 5.1143 km NNW of Bamboo Flat, India25.7 km2018-10-01 13:24:44 UTCView event →
M 5.1Indian Ocean Triple Junction10.0 km2018-10-01 06:02:50 UTCView event →
M 5.1Indian Ocean Triple Junction10.0 km2018-10-01 04:26:28 UTCView event →
M 5.1Indian Ocean Triple Junction10.0 km2018-09-28 11:01:28 UTCView event →
M 5.1western Indian-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2018-09-23 05:39:57 UTCView event →
M 5.1Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-09-12 22:51:04 UTCView event →
M 5.1Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-07-11 03:07:15 UTCView event →
M 5.1Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-07-10 08:44:14 UTCView event →
M 5.1Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-07-10 07:26:59 UTCView event →
M 5.1southeast Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-02-02 23:30:02 UTCView event →
M 5.0Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-10-18 15:18:04 UTCView event →
M 5.0southeast Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-10-14 16:27:21 UTCView event →
M 5.0Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-09-18 10:57:50 UTCView event →
M 5.0Nicobar Islands, India region26.5 km2018-08-06 04:35:50 UTCView event →
M 5.0Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-07-25 04:14:40 UTCView event →
M 5.0Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-07-10 18:41:37 UTCView event →
M 5.0Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-07-10 08:15:25 UTCView event →
M 5.0Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-05-24 15:50:42 UTCView event →
M 5.0Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-04-04 13:11:42 UTCView event →
M 5.0Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-04-03 04:57:22 UTCView event →
M 5.0Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-03-12 07:25:02 UTCView event →
M 5.0western Indian-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2018-03-02 19:12:32 UTCView event →
M 5.0Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-03-01 04:14:42 UTCView event →
M 5.0southeast Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-05-04 03:54:01 UTCView event →

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

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

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