A chronology of earthquakes in India
Here is the list of some of the major quakes in India since 1950.
Following is the list of some of the major quakes in India since 1950:Sep 18, 2011: 6.8-magnitude quake hits northern and eastern India.Sep 7, 2011: 4.2-magnitude quake jolts Delhi and adjoining areas, with its epicenter near Sonepat, Haryana.Oct 8, 2005: 7.6-magnitude quake strikes Indian and Pakistani-held Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, killing over 80,000 people, mostly in Pakistan.Dec 26, 2004: Over 200,000 die when a 9.3 magnitude temblor rattled Indonesia's Sumatra island, unleashing a tsunami that hit India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and the Maldives.Jan 26, 2001: 7.7-magnitude earthquake kills over 20,000 in Gujarat, mainly in Kutch, Ahmedabad and Bhuj.Sep 30, 1993: 6.4-magnitude quake leaves 7,928 people dead in Latur, Maharashtra.Oct 20, 1991: 6.6-magnitude in Uttarakashi region of Uttar Pradesh. Aug 21, 1988: 6.4-magnitude quake on Bihar-Nepal border.Aug 6, 1988: 6.6-magnitude quake on Manipur-Myanmar border.Jan 19, 1975: 6.2-magnitude quake in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh.Dec 10, 1967: 6.5-magnitude quake in Koyna, Maharashtra.July 21, 1956: 7-magnitude quake in Anjar, Gujarat.Aug 15, 1950: 8.5-magnitude quake on India-China border in what is now Arunachal Pradesh.