March 9, 2008 Earthquake: Gujarat, India
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Gujarat, India on March 9, 2008 at 11:10:41 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 9, 2008
- Time
- 11:10:41 UTC
- Place
- Gujarat, India
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 23.330° N, 70.592° E
- Country
- India
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses damaged
- Few (about 1 to 50) 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.
Minor damage to many buildings at
Bhachau. Felt strongly at Jamnagar, Morbi and
Tankaria. Also felt at Adesar, Balasar, Bela,
Bhavnagar, Chitrod, Dhori, Dhrangadhra, Gedi,
Himatnagar, Kunria, Lakhpat, Rajkot, Rapar,
Samakhiali, Surat, Surendranagar, Wandhia and
Wankaner. Felt by people in tall buildings at
Ahmadabad. Also felt at Diplo, Islamkot and Nagar
Parkar, Pakistan. (reference #1053)
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 7874.