M4.9 earthquake 122 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 122 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India on Wed, Feb 15, 1978, 1:49 PM GMT+5:30 (08:19 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-02-15 08:19:21 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.750° N, 93.061° 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
- 70
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.948 km NE of Bamboo Flat, India · 17700 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.830 km NE of Bamboo Flat, India · 17700 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
Before
- 4.4119 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India · 17763 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.3125 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India · 17765 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.8121 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India · 17765 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.9119 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India · 17765 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 5.6134 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India · 17765 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.0113 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India · 17765 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.5125 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India · 17765 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000szh. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC.