India earthquakes in 1966
12 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in India in 1966. The largest: M6.7 138 km NE of Josh?math, India, Mar 6, 1966.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1966 was located in India. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1966
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.115 km SSW of Sarupathar, India · 15 km deep
- 5.6124 km SE of Leh, India · 10 km deep
- 5.424 km NE of Bomdila, India · 16 km deep
- 5.312 km E of Khonsa, India · 18 km deep
- 5.66 km WNW of Shāhābād, India · 20 km deep
- 5.4210 km NE of Sarāhan, India · 16 km deep
- 5.259 km SE of Tezu, India · 15 km deep
- 5.832 km NW of Bamboo Flat, India · 19 km deep
- 6.3133 km NE of Joshīmath, India · 19 km deep
- 6.7138 km NE of Josh?math, India · 20 km deep
- 5.26 km NW of H?jo, India · 23 km deep
- 5.9Andaman Islands, India region · 22 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1966 | 1 | 5.9 | Andaman Islands, India region |
| February 1966 | 1 | 5.2 | 6 km NW of H?jo, India |
| March 1966 | 2 | 6.7 | 138 km NE of Josh?math, India |
| April 1966 | 1 | 5.8 | 32 km NW of Bamboo Flat, India |
| May 1966 | 1 | 5.2 | 59 km SE of Tezu, India |
| June 1966 | 0 | ||
| July 1966 | 0 | ||
| August 1966 | 2 | 5.6 | 6 km WNW of Shāhābād, India |
| September 1966 | 2 | 5.4 | 24 km NE of Bomdila, India |
| October 1966 | 1 | 5.6 | 124 km SE of Leh, India |
| November 1966 | 1 | 5.1 | 15 km SSW of Sarupathar, India |
| December 1966 | 0 |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.