M4.7 earthquake 24 km SE of Bomdila, India
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 24 km SE of Bomdila, India on Sat, Oct 26, 1985, 1:29 AM GMT+5:30 (19:59 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 17 km SSE of Bomdila, 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
- 1985-10-25 19:59:03 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 27.109° N, 92.594° 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 1.7 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002m4g. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:40 PM UTC.