May 30, 1833 Earthquake: Lohughar, India
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Lohughar, India on May 30, 1833.
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
- May 30, 1833
- Place
- Lohughar, India
- Magnitude
- 7.5 (Ms)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 29.400° N, 80.100° E
- 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.
May 30, 1833, Lohughar, Up-India, magnitude 7.5. (reference #1212)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
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- October 19, 1991, Chamoli, Uttarkashi, New Delhi, Chandigarh, India
- July 29, 1980, Pithoragarh, Nepal-India
- March 28, 1999, Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Tehri Garhwal, India
- June 27, 1966, Nepal-India
- August 15, 1966, Northern India
- November 8, 2022, Sudurpashchim Province, Nepal
- January 24, 2023, Sudurpashchim Province, Uttar Pradesh, Nepal, India
- October 3, 2023, Dipayal, Nepal
- December 14, 2005, Jausari, Chamoli, Nandprayag, India
- June 22, 2010, Tauli, India
- April 4, 2011, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Nepal-India
- May 1, 2010, Chamoli, India
- August 28, 1916, Nepal, Tibet (Xizang Province)
- December 20, 2024, Sudurpashchim Province, Nepal
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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 1756.