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India · Earthquake archives 2023

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

Events220
Largest magnitudeM 6.1
M6+1
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.

January16 EventsMax M5.1 · M6+ 0February11 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0March7 EventsMax M5.6 · M6+ 0April39 EventsMax M5.9 · M6+ 0May18 EventsMax M5.1 · M6+ 0June16 EventsMax M5.2 · M6+ 0July18 EventsMax M5.9 · M6+ 0August21 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0September17 EventsMax M5.5 · M6+ 0October14 EventsMax M5.9 · M6+ 0November22 EventsMax M6.1 · M6+ 1December21 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.1South Indian Ocean9.0 km2023-11-14 07:00:56 UTCView event →
M 5.9western Indian-Antarctic Ridge7.1 km2023-10-13 03:44:32 UTCView event →
M 5.9152 km SE of Port Blair, India88.9 km2023-07-28 19:23:46 UTCView event →
M 5.9Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2023-07-28 07:58:55 UTCView event →
M 5.9South Indian Ocean31.0 km2023-07-01 07:29:43 UTCView event →
M 5.9Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2023-04-15 15:01:34 UTCView event →
M 5.7Mid-Indian Ridge9.9 km2023-12-29 01:18:50 UTCView event →
M 5.7Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2023-04-26 00:14:00 UTCView event →
M 5.7Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2023-04-21 09:06:32 UTCView event →
M 5.7Nicobar Islands, India region10.0 km2023-04-09 12:17:33 UTCView event →
M 5.6Indian Ocean Triple Junction10.0 km2023-11-27 02:34:44 UTCView event →
M 5.6western Indian-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2023-03-31 22:36:11 UTCView event →
M 5.5Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2023-09-16 13:47:56 UTCView event →
M 5.5Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2023-07-28 07:03:06 UTCView event →
M 5.5Nicobar Islands, India region10.0 km2023-04-09 10:31:20 UTCView event →
M 5.4Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2023-07-28 07:13:15 UTCView event →
M 5.3Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2023-12-28 22:37:37 UTCView event →
M 5.3Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2023-12-12 07:44:59 UTCView event →
M 5.3287 km SSE of Port Blair, India10.0 km2023-08-02 00:10:11 UTCView event →
M 5.3Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2023-04-28 03:54:38 UTCView event →
M 5.3Nicobar Islands, India region10.0 km2023-04-09 07:46:14 UTCView event →
M 5.3Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2023-02-19 16:07:10 UTCView event →
M 5.2Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2023-12-29 02:38:10 UTCView event →
M 5.2278 km SSE of Port Blair, India10.0 km2023-08-02 01:07:17 UTCView event →
M 5.223 km NE of Bhadarwāh, India10.0 km2023-06-13 08:03:40 UTCView event →
M 5.2Nicobar Islands, India region10.0 km2023-04-09 20:55:58 UTCView event →
M 5.131 km S of Padam, India10.0 km2023-12-18 10:18:52 UTCView event →
M 5.1Indian Ocean Triple Junction10.0 km2023-10-22 04:45:47 UTCView event →
M 5.1109 km SW of Port Blair, India10.0 km2023-05-09 13:42:18 UTCView event →
M 5.1Nicobar Islands, India region10.0 km2023-03-05 23:37:11 UTCView event →
M 5.1Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2023-01-28 09:13:22 UTCView event →
M 5.112 km NE of Lakhipur, India10.0 km2023-01-23 13:42:02 UTCView event →
M 5.0South Indian Ocean10.0 km2023-11-06 05:44:39 UTCView event →
M 5.0293 km SSE of Port Blair, India10.0 km2023-08-07 07:23:21 UTCView event →
M 5.0South Indian Ocean10.0 km2023-06-30 23:37:52 UTCView event →
M 5.0Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2023-05-12 00:50:26 UTCView event →
M 5.0Nicobar Islands, India region10.0 km2023-04-24 10:58:31 UTCView event →
M 5.0Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2023-04-15 21:03:06 UTCView event →
M 5.0South Indian Ocean10.0 km2023-04-12 13:59:32 UTCView event →
M 5.0Nicobar Islands, India region10.0 km2023-04-04 17:17:42 UTCView event →
M 5.0105 km ENE of Port Blair, India107.4 km2023-01-30 18:45:37 UTCView event →
M 5.0western Indian-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2023-01-27 05:29:21 UTCView event →
M 5.0Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2023-01-18 11:06:53 UTCView event →
M 4.9Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2023-12-24 17:59:52 UTCView event →
M 4.9western Indian-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2023-11-24 17:12:43 UTCView event →
M 4.988 km SSE of Port Blair, India93.3 km2023-11-01 12:51:15 UTCView event →
M 4.928 km S of Goālpāra, India10.0 km2023-10-02 12:45:15 UTCView event →
M 4.9southeast Indian Ridge10.0 km2023-08-14 07:25:26 UTCView event →
M 4.9Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2023-07-28 07:25:20 UTCView event →
M 4.915 km SE of Kishtwār, India27.5 km2023-07-10 00:08:53 UTCView event →
M 4.9277 km SSE of Port Blair, India10.0 km2023-06-26 13:32:03 UTCView event →
M 4.9Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2023-06-09 06:09:07 UTCView event →
M 4.96 km NNW of Dhekiajuli, India10.0 km2023-05-29 02:33:31 UTCView event →
M 4.9Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2023-05-19 18:06:56 UTCView event →
M 4.9western Indian-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2023-04-29 00:50:33 UTCView event →
M 4.9Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2023-04-21 06:18:36 UTCView event →
M 4.9Nicobar Islands, India region10.0 km2023-04-13 03:21:19 UTCView event →
M 4.9Nicobar Islands, India region10.0 km2023-04-10 17:12:17 UTCView event →
M 4.9Nicobar Islands, India region10.0 km2023-04-09 10:38:58 UTCView event →
M 4.9180 km N of Bamboo Flat, India10.0 km2023-03-07 11:11:46 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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