M4.9 earthquake 163 km NNE of Shi Yomi, India
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 163 km NNE of Shi Yomi, India on Sat, Oct 24, 1981, 7:44 AM GMT+8 (23:44 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
- 1981-10-23 23:44:48 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 29.891° N, 95.027° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5164 km NNE of Shi Yomi, India · 16404 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.2163 km NNE of Shi Yomi, India · 16404 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.5182 km NNE of Shi Yomi, India · 16402 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.5168 km NNE of Shi Yomi, India · 16354 days ago · 28 km deep · 9 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001gn2 (also filed as iscgem610387). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.