June 28, 2015 Earthquake: Kokrajhar, India
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Kokrajhar, India on June 28, 2015 at 01:05:28 UTC, 26 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
- June 28, 2015
- Time
- 01:05:28 UTC
- Place
- Kokrajhar, India
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 26 km (16 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 26.638° N, 90.410° E
- Country
- India
The toll
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million) with its tsunami and other effects
- Houses damaged
- Many (101 to 1,000)
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 2 people injured and many buildings damaged in the Kokrajhar area. Felt (IV) at Jalpaiguri and (III) at Dispur, Guwahati, Mangan and Shiliguri. Felt in much of Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim and West Bengal and in parts of Arunachal Pradesh and Jharkhand. Felt (IV) at Thimphu, Bhutan. Also felt at Daifam, Gelephu, Mongar, Phuntsholing and Trongsa. Felt (IV) at Rangpur and (III) at Dhaka, Bangladesh. Also felt at Bhaluka, Mymensingh, Nator, Sylhet and Tungi. Felt at Bhadrapur, Biratnagar and Kathmandu, Nepal. Kokrajhar, Assam, India - CDI: 7; Bokokhat, Assam, India - CDI: 6; Gelaphu, Sarpang, Bhutan - CDI: 5; Palasbari, Assam, India - CDI: 5; Rangpur, Rangpur, Bangladesh - CDI: 5(reference #13456)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- June 12, 1897, Assam, Bangladesh, India
- September 9, 1923, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
- September 21, 2009, Tashigang, Bhutan
- October 29, 2011, Sikkim, India
- September 12, 2018, West Bengal, India
- October 29, 2009, Mongar, Pemagatsel, Tashigang, Bhutan
- March 25, 2003, Phuentsholing, Bhutan
- February 23, 2006, Tashigang, Bhutan
- December 31, 2009, Dametsi, Bhutan
- July 2, 1930, Dhubri,assam, Bangladesh
- June 20, 2002, Rangpur, Thakurgaon, Almanagar, Bangladesh
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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 10153.