M4.5 earthquake 31 km ENE of Darlawn, India
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 31 km ENE of Darlawn, India on Mon, Dec 23, 1985, 3:05 AM GMT+5:30 (21:35 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 13 km SSE of Darlawn, India. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-12-22 21:35:13 UTC
- Depth
- 49.0 km (30.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.135° N, 93.209° 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: 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 usp0002p8w. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:13 PM UTC.