M6.0 earthquake 84 km NE of Sar?han, India

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 84 km NE of Sar?han, India on Sun, Jan 19, 1975, 1:42 PM GMT+5:30 (08:12 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
6.0	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed
6.05	Mw, moment	ISC-GEM global catalog	Final · ±0.67

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 3.0 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00009jf (also filed as iscgem733391). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:02 PM UTC.