M4.7 earthquake 53 km SSW of Sarupathar, India
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 53 km SSW of Sarupathar, India on Sat, Apr 30, 1983, 11:58 PM GMT+6:30 (17:28 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 95 km ESE of Tuensang, India. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-04-30 17:28:48 UTC
- Depth
- 39.6 km (24.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 25.784° N, 96.545° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 1 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 usp0001uvw (also filed as iscgemsup579880). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.