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India · Earthquake archives 2020

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

Events251
Largest magnitudeM 6.1
M6+3
M7+0
Average depth12.1 km

Monthly activity

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

January17 EventsMax M5.1 · M6+ 0February18 EventsMax M5.0 · M6+ 0March14 EventsMax M6.0 · M6+ 1April26 EventsMax M6.1 · M6+ 1May20 EventsMax M5.5 · M6+ 0June24 EventsMax M5.6 · M6+ 0July32 EventsMax M6.1 · M6+ 1August12 EventsMax M5.8 · M6+ 0September20 EventsMax M5.8 · M6+ 0October11 EventsMax M5.5 · M6+ 0November22 EventsMax M5.5 · M6+ 0December35 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.1239 km E of Port Blair, India10.0 km2020-07-17 14:03:40 UTCView event →
M 6.1Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-04-12 06:57:47 UTCView event →
M 6.0Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-03-06 10:28:42 UTCView event →
M 5.8Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-09-19 21:09:31 UTCView event →
M 5.8Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-08-18 04:40:32 UTCView event →
M 5.8Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-04-17 16:30:48 UTCView event →
M 5.7southeast Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-12-28 04:32:20 UTCView event →
M 5.7247 km E of Port Blair, India5.1 km2020-07-17 18:32:58 UTCView event →
M 5.622 km E of North Vanlaiphai, India10.8 km2020-06-21 22:40:52 UTCView event →
M 5.6Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-03-30 17:54:40 UTCView event →
M 5.5Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-11-24 22:02:58 UTCView event →
M 5.533 km WNW of Moir?ng, India53.0 km2020-10-10 17:38:00 UTCView event →
M 5.5Indian Ocean Triple Junction10.0 km2020-06-25 06:08:28 UTCView event →
M 5.5Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-05-23 23:02:27 UTCView event →
M 5.5Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-05-08 20:45:30 UTCView event →
M 5.4South Indian Ocean10.0 km2020-07-19 02:15:13 UTCView event →
M 5.4Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-04-12 00:46:19 UTCView event →
M 5.358 km E of Leh, India10.0 km2020-09-25 10:57:13 UTCView event →
M 5.3Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-05-27 21:09:10 UTCView event →
M 5.3Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-04-12 00:07:48 UTCView event →
M 5.2Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-11-26 17:03:46 UTCView event →
M 5.2Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-11-14 10:39:15 UTCView event →
M 5.2western Indian-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2020-11-13 04:35:44 UTCView event →
M 5.1southeast Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-12-28 04:30:25 UTCView event →
M 5.1Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-12-13 06:55:34 UTCView event →
M 5.1Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-12-04 20:30:11 UTCView event →
M 5.1243 km E of Port Blair, India10.0 km2020-07-17 13:29:04 UTCView event →
M 5.19 km N of Bhach?u, India10.0 km2020-06-14 14:43:08 UTCView event →
M 5.1Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-06-07 03:39:50 UTCView event →
M 5.113 km SSW of Kakching, India57.9 km2020-05-25 14:42:17 UTCView event →
M 5.1Nicobar Islands, India region10.0 km2020-01-28 20:29:36 UTCView event →
M 5.1Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-01-26 17:46:44 UTCView event →
M 5.1Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-01-11 09:00:45 UTCView event →
M 5.1Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-01-09 00:55:43 UTCView event →
M 5.0Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-11-29 16:52:18 UTCView event →
M 5.0Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-10-28 15:12:11 UTCView event →
M 5.0Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-10-14 15:28:38 UTCView event →
M 5.0Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-10-10 03:40:45 UTCView event →
M 5.052 km E of Leh, India10.0 km2020-09-27 17:27:42 UTCView event →
M 5.0228 km E of Port Blair, India10.0 km2020-07-17 14:43:17 UTCView event →
M 5.0Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-07-15 15:00:44 UTCView event →
M 5.0Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-06-22 10:06:55 UTCView event →
M 5.0Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-06-14 16:02:48 UTCView event →
M 5.0Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-06-13 18:48:29 UTCView event →
M 5.0southeast Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-02-27 04:13:34 UTCView event →
M 5.047 km NNE of Chamba, India10.0 km2020-02-26 15:04:08 UTCView event →
M 5.010 km E of Abhay?puri, India10.0 km2020-02-08 12:47:01 UTCView event →
M 5.0187 km SE of Port Blair, India10.0 km2020-01-29 15:10:53 UTCView event →
M 4.9southeast Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-12-28 06:25:06 UTCView event →
M 4.9Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-12-06 04:18:59 UTCView event →
M 4.9Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-12-04 02:43:58 UTCView event →
M 4.9Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-11-19 06:07:37 UTCView event →
M 4.9Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-09-04 00:29:00 UTCView event →
M 4.9241 km SSE of Port Blair, India71.1 km2020-08-19 20:53:04 UTCView event →
M 4.9Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-07-24 22:04:13 UTCView event →
M 4.9southeast Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-07-11 10:37:48 UTCView event →
M 4.9Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-07-09 16:09:08 UTCView event →
M 4.9western Indian-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2020-07-08 09:08:24 UTCView event →
M 4.9Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-07-01 22:42:53 UTCView event →
M 4.922 km ESE of Darlawn, India41.6 km2020-06-21 10:46:25 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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