Significant earthquakes of 2005

March 15, 2005 Earthquake: Dhebewadi, Maharashtra, India

March 15, 2005 · M4.3

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck Dhebewadi, Maharashtra, India on March 15, 2005 at 02:07:06 UTC, 10 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
March 15, 2005
Time
02:07:06 UTC
Place
Dhebewadi, Maharashtra, India
Magnitude
4.3 (mb)
Focal depth
10 km (6 mi)
Tsunami
None recorded
Epicenter
17.072° N, 73.668° E
Country
India

The toll

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.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

Some damage at Dhebewadi. Felt at Chiplun, Kolhapur, Mahabaleshwar, Miraj, Phaltan, Pune, Sangli, Satara and Wai.

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

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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 5855.