February 15, 2005 Earthquake: Khaspur, India
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Khaspur, India on February 15, 2005 at 11:15:11 UTC, 35 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 15, 2005
- Time
- 11:15:11 UTC
- Place
- Khaspur, India
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 35 km (22 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 24.550° N, 92.524° 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 monuments slightly damaged at Khaspur, India. Felt strongly at Shillong, India and at Moulvi Bazaar and Syhlet, Bangladesh. Also felt at Guwahati, India and as far as Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 9, 1923, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
- December 30, 1984, Assam, Cachar District, India
- January 3, 2016, Impahl, India
- January 3, 2017, Ambasa, Bangladesh, India
- January 10, 1869, Cachar,silchar, Assam, India
- February 6, 1988, Tipura-Assam, Sylhet, India, Bangladesh
- July 26, 2003, Rangamati, Bangladesh
- December 9, 2004, Hailakandi, Cachar, India
- February 4, 1961, India
- June 30, 1868, Sylhet, Bangladesh
- July 8, 1918, Srimangal, Bangladesh
- December 10, 1846, India
- May 11, 2012, Kamrup, Guwahati, Assam, India
- January 12, 2008, Rangamati, Bangladesh, India-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 5847.