December 12, 2009 Earthquake: Satara, Maharashtra, India
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Satara, Maharashtra, India on December 12, 2009 at 11:51:25 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
- December 12, 2009
- Time
- 11:51:25 UTC
- Place
- Satara, Maharashtra, India
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 17.109° N, 73.767° E
- Country
- India
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses damaged
- Some (about 51 to 100) 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.
Several buildings damaged in the Satara area. Felt strongly at Kolhapur and (II) at Bombay and Pune. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 10, 1967, India
- September 16, 2008, Maharashtra, India
- August 30, 2005, Ambeghar, Dicholi, Kisrule, Maharashtra, India
- March 14, 2005, Kolhapur, Ratnagiri, Satara, Maharashtra, India
- March 15, 2005, Dhebewadi, Maharashtra, India
- August 20, 2007, Satara, 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 8794.