M4.0 earthquake 17 km SE of Sarupathar, India
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 17 km SE of Sarupathar, India on Sat, May 16, 1987, 1:09 AM GMT+6:30 (18:39 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 80 km NNE of Sarupathar, India. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-05-15 18:39:45 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 26.100° N, 96.941° 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 1.5 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 usp0003515. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:46 AM UTC.