M4.4 earthquake 94 km SE of Phek, India
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 94 km SE of Phek, India on Sun, Apr 5, 1981, 4:28 AM GMT+6:30 (21:58 UTC), 94 km (58 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 105 km E of W?ngjing, India. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-04-04 21:58:16 UTC
- Depth
- 93.9 km (58.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 25.160° N, 95.259° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001d0n. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:17 PM UTC.