India earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 127 km NE of Sar?han, India

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 127 km NE of Sar?han, India on Sun, Jan 19, 1975, 4:00 PM GMT+8 (08:00 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.8 120 km E of Man?li, India. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.3 (mb), moderate
Local time: Sun, Jan 19, 1975, 4:00 PM GMT+8
UTC: 1975-01-19 08:00:24 UTC
Depth: 60.0 km (37.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 32.437° N, 78.599° E
Region: India
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 67

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Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00009jc (also filed as iscgem733388). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.