December 24, 2006 Earthquake: Rajasthan, India
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck Rajasthan, India on December 24, 2006 at 22:43:26 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
- December 24, 2006
- Time
- 22:43:26 UTC
- Place
- Rajasthan, India
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 26.880° N, 76.150° E
- Country
- India
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million) with its tsunami and other effects
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.
Slight damage in parts of northeastern Rajasthan. Felt (V) at Jaipur. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
More
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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 7449.