M4.8 earthquake 89 km NE of Sar?han, India
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 89 km NE of Sar?han, India on Sun, May 11, 1975, 12:18 PM GMT+5:30 (06:48 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 139 km NE of Sar?han, India. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-05-11 06:48:38 UTC
- Depth
- 26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.963° N, 78.581° E
- Region
- India
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9139 km NE of Sar?han, India · 18733 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.9136 km NNE of Sar?han, India · 18710 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000azf (also filed as iscgem728824). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC.