M5.3 earthquake 89 km ENE of Sar?han, India
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 89 km ENE of Sar?han, India on Sat, Jul 19, 1975, 11:40 AM GMT+5:30 (06:10 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 125 km ENE of Man?li, India. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-07-19 06:10:54 UTC
- Depth
- 40.0 km (24.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.920° N, 78.605° E
- Region
- India
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Map
- Automatic
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
- 114
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4120 km NE of Sar?han, India · 18693 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.797 km NE of Sar?han, India · 18691 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.5125 km ENE of Man?li, India · 18683 days ago · 51 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.967 km NE of Sar?han, India · 18667 days ago · 61 km deep · 22 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayIndia earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000c1j (also filed as iscgem726312, atlas19750719061054). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.