March 14, 2005 Earthquake: Kolhapur, Ratnagiri, Satara, Maharashtra, India
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Kolhapur, Ratnagiri, Satara, Maharashtra, India on March 14, 2005 at 09:43:49 UTC, 10 km below the surface.
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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 14, 2005
- Time
- 09:43:49 UTC
- Place
- Kolhapur, Ratnagiri, Satara, Maharashtra, India
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 17.145° N, 73.730° E
- Country
- India
The toll
- Injuries
- 45
- 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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
At least 45 people injured in Kolhapur, Ratnagiri and Satara, Maharashtra and in Belgaum, Karnataka. Buildings damaged (VII) in the Dhebewadi-Kasani area and (VI) at Devgad, Koynanagar, Patan and Sangammeshwar. Minor damage (V) to some buildings at Pune. Felt (V) at Chiplun, Karad, Kolhapur and Satara; (IV) at Belgaum, Hubli and Bombay; (III) at Madgaon, Karwar, Latur, Nashik, Panaji and Solapur. Felt throughout Goa, Karnataka and western Maharashtra. Rail services interrupted in Ratnagiri and Sindudurg. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 10, 1967, India
- September 16, 2008, Maharashtra, India
- December 12, 2009, Satara, Maharashtra, India
- August 20, 2007, Satara, Maharashtra, India
- August 30, 2005, Ambeghar, Dicholi, Kisrule, Maharashtra, India
- March 15, 2005, Dhebewadi, Maharashtra, India
- August 14, 2005, Maharashtra, India
- 1524, Dabul, India
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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 5854.