M4.8 earthquake 33 km NE of Sarupathar, India
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 33 km NE of Sarupathar, India on Tue, Jun 3, 1975, 7:29 AM GMT+6:30 (00:59 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 42 km NNE of Sarupathar, 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
- 1975-06-03 00:59:11 UTC
- Depth
- 37.0 km (23.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 26.393° N, 97.069° 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
- 51
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.442 km NNE of Sarupathar, India · 18739 days ago · 32 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.253 km NW of Sarupathar, India · 18689 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000b9r (also filed as iscgem726985). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:22 AM UTC.