M5.6 earthquake 134 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 134 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India on Wed, Feb 8, 1978, 2:01 AM GMT+5:30 (20:31 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (ms), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-02-07 20:31:54 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.863° N, 93.070° E
- Region
- India
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate 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
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 7.3% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.5 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 202
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9119 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India · 17765 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.8121 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India · 17765 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.3125 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India · 17765 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.4119 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India · 17763 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.9122 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India · 17757 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000sv7 (also filed as gcmtb020778d, gcmt19780207203154, atlas19780207203154, iscgem686187). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:01 PM UTC.