M4.9 earthquake 26 km SSW of P?tan, India
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 26 km SSW of P?tan, India on Sat, Sep 20, 1980, 12:58 PM GMT+5:30 (07:28 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 10 km ENE of M?khjan, India. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-09-20 07:28:57 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.158° N, 73.797° 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
- 18.7% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.2 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
- 17
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.310 km ENE of M?khjan, India · 16803 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.513 km NW of Malk?pur, India · 16789 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00019w2 (also filed as iscgem638953, iscgemsup638953, atlas19800920072857). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.