June 4, 1669 Earthquake: Fort Madran, India
An earthquake struck Fort Madran, India on June 4, 1669.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- June 4, 1669
- Place
- Fort Madran, India
- Intensity
- 11 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Country
- India
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
June 4, 1669, 33.4, 73.3 E, intensity XI. (reference #1276)
June 4, 1669, Madran, Punj-India. (reference #1212)
June 4, 1669, Upper India, near Fort Mandraian, intensity II which corresponds to buildings may be unroofed or shattered and some may fall, the ground may be badly cracked in places and small landslips occur. (reference #1055)
June 4, 1669, Upper India. In the Mir-at-ul- Alanz (Mirror of the World) by Bakhtawar Khan-MS. never printed--it is said: "A strong earthquake took place on the 14th Muharram of Aurangzib's 12th year, in the districts surrounding the fort of Madran. A chasm appeared in the ground about fifty cubits long and two yards broad. The inhabitants tied stones to ropes five and six hundred yards long, in order to ascertain the depth. But the ropes were too short, and the depth was not ascertained. After four days the chasm closed without apparent cause." The 12th year of Aurangzib commenced on the 1st Ramazan, 1079 A.H., and the 1st Murharram (new year's day) of this 12th year falls on the 22nd May A.D. 1669. The 14th Muharram was, therefore, the 4th June 1869. (reference #4110)
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 1056.