August 15, 1966 Earthquake: Northern India
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Northern India on August 15, 1966 at 02:15:00 UTC, 53 km below the surface. It killed 15 people.
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 15, 1966
- Time
- 02:15:00 UTC
- Place
- Northern India
- Magnitude
- 5.6
- Focal depth
- 53 km (33 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 28.700° N, 78.900° E
- Country
- India
The toll
- Deaths
- 15
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 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.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
More
Significant earthquakes of 1966The 1900sEvery quake the USGS located in 1966Recent 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 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 4372.