M5.6 earthquake 52 km NNE of Sarupathar, India
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 52 km NNE of Sarupathar, India on Sat, May 31, 1975, 12:15 AM GMT+6:30 (17:45 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-05-30 17:45:00 UTC
- Depth
- 57.0 km (35.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 26.642° N, 97.025° 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
- Peak ground acceleration
- 3.9% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.1 cm/s
- 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.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 195
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.246 km NNE of Sarupathar, India · 18740 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.833 km NE of Sarupathar, India · 18740 days ago · 37 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.442 km NNE of Sarupathar, India · 18740 days ago · 32 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.253 km NW of Sarupathar, India · 18690 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000b8a (also filed as atlas19750530174454, iscgem729597). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC.