February 4, 1961 Earthquake: India
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck India on February 4, 1961 at 08:51:00 UTC, 141 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
- February 4, 1961
- Time
- 08:51:00 UTC
- Place
- India
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Focal depth
- 141 km (88 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 24.900° N, 93.340° E
- Country
- India
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 30, 1984, Assam, Cachar District, India
- January 3, 2016, Impahl, India
- August 6, 1988, Gauhati, Sibsagar, Imphal, Myanmar (Burma), India
- January 3, 2017, Ambasa, Bangladesh, India
- January 10, 1869, Cachar,silchar, Assam, India
- February 6, 1988, Tipura-Assam, Sylhet, India, Bangladesh
- February 4, 2011, Monywa, Myanmar
- December 9, 2004, Hailakandi, Cachar, India
- February 15, 2005, Khaspur, India
- December 10, 1846, India
- May 11, 2012, Kamrup, Guwahati, Assam, India
- August 30, 2009, Sibsagar, Myanmar (Burma), India
- November 21, 2011, Assam, India, Myanmar
- June 30, 1868, Sylhet, Bangladesh
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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 4237.