India earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 137 km NE of Sar?han, India

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 137 km NE of Sar?han, India on Mon, Jan 27, 1975, 4:10 PM GMT+8 (08:10 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 132 km ENE of Man?li, India. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time: Mon, Jan 27, 1975, 4:10 PM GMT+8
UTC: 1975-01-27 08:10:18 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 32.464° N, 78.728° E
Region: India
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 11

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Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00009ps (also filed as iscgem733677). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:36 AM UTC.