August 20, 2007 Earthquake: Satara, Maharashtra, India
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck Satara, Maharashtra, India on August 20, 2007 at 19:15:53 UTC, 5 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
- August 20, 2007
- Time
- 19:15:53 UTC
- Place
- Satara, Maharashtra, India
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 5 km (3 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 17.200° N, 73.700° 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.
Slight damage in the Satara area. Felt at Chiplun, Karad, Kolhapur, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangli and Shirala. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 10, 1967, India
- September 16, 2008, Maharashtra, India
- March 14, 2005, Kolhapur, Ratnagiri, Satara, Maharashtra, India
- December 12, 2009, Satara, Maharashtra, India
- March 15, 2005, Dhebewadi, Maharashtra, India
- August 30, 2005, Ambeghar, Dicholi, Kisrule, 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 7615.