Natural Disasters in Republic of India

257 significant events · page 1/5

Significant natural disasters recorded within Republic of India, sorted by magnitude and impact. Location is determined from coordinates against modern national borders; each event has its own page with date, source and nearby events.

  1. 1.1950 CEEarthquake — India-China (Mw 8.6)· 1,530 deaths
  2. 2.1950 CEEarthquake — 1950 Assam-Tibet Earthquake (Mw 8.6)
  3. 3.1934 CEEarthquake — Nepal / India, Bihar (Mw 8)· 10,600 deaths
  4. 4.1897 CEEarthquake — India, Assam, Bangladesh (Mw 8)· 1,542 deaths
  5. 5.1941 CEEarthquake — India, Andaman Islands, Madras, Sri Lanka: Colombo (Mw 8)
  6. 6.1941 CEEarthquake — 43 km N of Bamboo Flat, India (Mw 7.96)
  7. 7.1905 CEEarthquake — India, Kangra (Mw 7.9)· 19,000 deaths
  8. 8.1947 CEEarthquake — India-China (Ms 7.9)
  9. 9.1905 CEEarthquake — The 1905 Kangra, India Earthquake (Mw 7.9)
  10. 10.1819 CEEarthquake — India, Rann Of Kutch, Ahmadabad, Poonah, Bhooj (Mw 7.7)· 1,543 deaths
  11. 11.2001 CEEarthquake — 17 km NW of Bhach?u, India (Mwc 7.7)
  12. 12.1916 CEEarthquake — Nepal, Tibet (Xizang Province) (Ms 7.7)
  13. 13.2005 CEEarthquake — Pakistan, Muzaffarabad, Uri, Anantnag, Baramula (Mw 7.6)· 76,213 deaths
  14. 14.2001 CEEarthquake — India, Gujarat: Bhuj, Ahmadabad, Rajokot, Pakistan (Mw 7.6)· 20,005 deaths
  15. 15.1961 CEEarthquake — India (M 7.6)
  16. 16.1555 CEEarthquake — India, Kashmir: Srinagar (Mw 7.6)
  17. 17.1846 CEEarthquake — India (M 7.5)
  18. 18.1833 CEEarthquake — India, Lohughar (Ms 7.5)
  19. 19.1803 CEEarthquake — India, Uttarakhand, Mathura (Muttra) (Mw 7.5)
  20. 20.1947 CEEarthquake — 73 km W of Shi Yomi, India (Mw 7.3)
  21. 21.1943 CEEarthquake — India, Assam (Mw 7.2)
  22. 22.1943 CEEarthquake — 13 km W of Dergaon, India (Mw 7.18)
  23. 23.1930 CEEarthquake — Bangladesh, Dhubri, Assam (Ms 7.1)
  24. 24.1955 CEEarthquake — 190 km WNW of Sabang, Indonesia (Mw 7.05)
  25. 25.1991 CEEarthquake — India, Chamoli, Uttarkashi, New Delhi, Chandigarh (Ms 7)· 2,000 deaths
  26. 26.1970 CEEarthquake — 61 km ESE of Tuensang, India (Mw 7)
  27. 27.1930 CEEarthquake — 28 km SSW of Lakhipur, India (Mw 6.96)
  28. 28.1916 CEEarthquake — 21 km SE of Dārchulā, Nepal (Mw 6.96)
  29. 29.1923 CEEarthquake — 9 km NNE of Netrakona, Bangladesh (Mw 6.92)
  30. 30.2011 CEEarthquake — India, Sikkim, Nepal, China, Bhutan (Mw 6.9)· 127 deaths
  31. 31.1923 CEEarthquake — Bangladesh, Mymensingh (Mw 6.9)· 50 deaths
  32. 32.2011 CEEarthquake — 43 km NW of Mangan, India (Mww 6.9)
  33. 33.1996 CEEarthquake — 130 km ENE of Thang, India (Mwc 6.9)
  34. 34.1988 CEEarthquake — 9 km WSW of Triyuga, Nepal (Mw 6.9)
  35. 35.1905 CEEarthquake — 17 km NE of Taranagar, India (Ms 6.9)
  36. 36.1975 CEEarthquake — India, Kashmir: Kinnaur District (Ms 6.8)· 47 deaths
  37. 37.1991 CEEarthquake — 32 km E of Uttark?shi, India (Mwb 6.8)
  38. 38.1975 CEEarthquake — 120 km E of Man?li, India (Ms 6.8)
  39. 39.1917 CEEarthquake — 238 km WNW of Sabang, Indonesia (Mw 6.78)
  40. 40.2016 CEEarthquake — India, Impahl (Mw 6.7)· 13 deaths
  41. 41.2016 CEEarthquake — 29 km W of Imph?l, India (Mww 6.7)
  42. 42.1956 CEEarthquake — 6 km SE of Jahāngīrpur, India (Mh 6.7)
  43. 43.1964 CEEarthquake — 53 km N of Ziro, India (Mw 6.63)
  44. 44.1966 CEEarthquake — 37 km ESE of Dārchulā, Nepal (Mw 6.61)
  45. 45.1906 CEEarthquake — 10 km W of Dera Gopipur, India (Mw 6.61)
  46. 46.1988 CEEarthquake — Nepal-India, Kathmandu, Bihar (Ms 6.6)· 998 deaths
  47. 47.1967 CEEarthquake — India (Mw 6.6)· 180 deaths
  48. 48.1999 CEEarthquake — India, Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Tehri Garhwal (Mw 6.6)· 100 deaths
  49. 49.1999 CEEarthquake — 9 km NNW of P?palkoti, India (Mwb 6.6)
  50. 50.1915 CEEarthquake — 34 km NNW of Tawang, India (Mw 6.56)
  51. 51.1911 CEEarthquake — 88 km ENE of Josh?math, India (Mw 6.55)
  52. 52.1967 CEEarthquake — 6 km WSW of Pātan, India (Mw 6.54)
  53. 53.1906 CEEarthquake — 10 km S of Mokokchūng, India (Mw 6.51)
  54. 54.2002 CEEarthquake — India, Andaman Islands: Rongat, Diglipur, Ariel Bay (Mw 6.5)· 2 deaths
  55. 55.2002 CEEarthquake — 152 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India (Mwc 6.5)
  56. 56.1941 CEEarthquake — 29 km SE of Trashigang, Bhutan (Mw 6.43)
  57. 57.1945 CEEarthquake — 6 km ESE of Chamba, India (Mw 6.42)
  58. 58.1951 CEEarthquake — 57 km WSW of Shi Yomi, India (Mw 6.4)
  59. 59.1945 CEEarthquake — 58 km NE of B?geshwar, India (Mw 6.37)
  60. 60.1950 CEEarthquake — 3 km NE of Shi Yomi, India (Mw 6.35)