India earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 109 km NE of Thang, India

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 109 km NE of Thang, India on Mon, Aug 11, 1980, 1:03 PM GMT+5:30 (07:33 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 36 km NE of Thang, India. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1980-08-11 07:33:20 UTC
Depth
77.0 km (47.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
35.676° N, 77.578° E
Region
India
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00019bn (also filed as iscgemsup639991). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.