M4.4 earthquake 119 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 119 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India on Thu, Feb 9, 1978, 6:39 PM GMT+5:30 (13:09 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.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-02-09 13:09:23 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.731° N, 93.048° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.3125 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India · 17763 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.8121 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India · 17763 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.9119 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India · 17763 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 5.6134 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India · 17763 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.0113 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India · 17764 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.5125 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India · 17764 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000sw3. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:24 AM UTC.