M4.8 earthquake 121 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 121 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India on Wed, Feb 8, 1978, 2:53 AM GMT+5:30 (21:23 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 122 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, 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
- 1978-02-07 21:23:35 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.727° N, 93.104° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 39
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3125 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India · 17761 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.4119 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India · 17759 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.9122 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India · 17753 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
Before
- 4.9119 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India · 17761 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
- 5.6134 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India · 17761 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.0113 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India · 17761 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.5125 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India · 17761 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000sva. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC.