October 20, 2011 Earthquake: Gujarat, India
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Gujarat, India on October 20, 2011 at 17:18:34 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
- October 20, 2011
- Time
- 17:18:34 UTC
- Place
- Gujarat, India
- Magnitude
- 5 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 21.211° N, 70.533° E
- Country
- India
The toll
- Injuries
- 34
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses damaged
- 3,000
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 34 people injured and more than 3,000 buildings damaged in the Talala-Maliya area. Felt (IV) at Bhavnagar; (III) at Junagarh and Rajkot; (II) at Ahmadabad, Bombay, Surat and Vadodara. Felt at Diu, in much of Gujarat and in parts of western Maharashtra. (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 9875.