August 27, 1960 Earthquake: Northern India
An earthquake struck Northern India on August 27, 1960 at 15:58:00 UTC, 58 km below the surface.
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
- August 27, 1960
- Time
- 15:58:00 UTC
- Place
- Northern India
- Focal depth
- 58 km (36 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 28.600° N, 76.700° E
- Country
- India
- Region
- South and Southeast Asia and Indian Ocean
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
Sources NCEI cites
The publications NCEI lists for this record. The numbers match the “reference #” notes in its account above.
- #1040 Rothe, J.P. (1969). The Seismicity of the Earth 1953-1965, United National Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Paris, France, 312 p. plus maps.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
More
Significant earthquakes of 1960The 1900sEvery quake the USGS located in 1960Recent earthquakes near hereThis day in weather history
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 2026-10-01. NCEI earthquake 4230.