India earthquakes in 1985
56 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in India in 1985. The largest: M5.7 106 km NE of Shi Yomi, India, Aug 1, 1985.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1985 was located in India. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1985
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.97 km NNW of Chamba, India · 33 km deep
- 5.038 km WSW of Bomdila, India · 13 km deep
- 4.531 km ENE of Darlawn, India · 49 km deep
- 4.9Andaman Islands, India region · 64 km deep
- 4.8149 km SSE of Port Blair, India · 107 km deep
- 4.927 km ENE of Sarupathar, India · 10 km deep
- 4.5Nicobar Islands, India region · 33 km deep
- 4.816 km WNW of B?rmer, India · 33 km deep
- 4.96 km NNE of Udaipur, India · 33 km deep
- 4.893 km SSE of Hayuliang, India · 42 km deep
- 4.917 km SSE of Bomdila, India · 18 km deep
- 4.724 km SE of Bomdila, India · 33 km deep
- 5.1Nicobar Islands, India region · 47 km deep
- 4.6Arunachal Pradesh, India · 10 km deep
- 5.318 km SE of Bomdila, India · 9 km deep
- 4.8111 km E of Yairipok, India · 110 km deep
- 4.5Nicobar Islands, India region · 33 km deep
- 4.7Nicobar Islands, India region · 33 km deep
- 4.9Nicobar Islands, India region · 33 km deep
- 4.73 km NW of Tsr?r Shar?f, India · 33 km deep
- 5.7106 km NE of Shi Yomi, India · 45 km deep
- 4.7183 km SE of Port Blair, India · 33 km deep
- 4.9199 km N of Shi Yomi, India · 33 km deep
- 4.9206 km N of Shi Yomi, India · 33 km deep
- 4.6204 km N of Shi Yomi, India · 33 km deep
- 4.6199 km NNE of Shi Yomi, India · 33 km deep
- 4.7208 km NNE of Shi Yomi, India · 33 km deep
- 4.9203 km N of Shi Yomi, India · 33 km deep
- 5.5203 km SE of Kon?rka, India · 10 km deep
- 4.78 km NNE of Tura, India · 22 km deep
- 4.7192 km SE of Port Blair, India · 33 km deep
- 4.963 km E of Khonsa, India · 33 km deep
- 4.7212 km SE of Port Blair, India · 33 km deep
- 4.5Nicobar Islands, India region · 33 km deep
- 4.6229 km S of Port Blair, India · 33 km deep
- 4.6Nicobar Islands, India region · 33 km deep
- 5.6Nicobar Islands, India region · 33 km deep
- 5.4Nicobar Islands, India region · 33 km deep
- 4.8Nicobar Islands, India region · 33 km deep
- 4.8Nicobar Islands, India region · 33 km deep
- 5.379 km W of Sarupathar, India · 28 km deep
- 4.9136 km SSW of Port Blair, India · 33 km deep
- 5.3250 km E of Port Blair, India · 33 km deep
- 4.7Nicobar Islands, India region · 33 km deep
- 4.87 km W of Seoni, India · 33 km deep
- 4.87 km ENE of B?ram?la, India · 33 km deep
- 5.446 km NNW of Tezu, India · 33 km deep
- 4.816 km NNW of Kodarm?, India · 33 km deep
- 4.876 km E of Phek, India · 91 km deep
- 4.624 km SSE of Phek, India · 59 km deep
- 5.042 km ENE of Yairipok, India · 73 km deep
- 5.1Andaman Islands, India region · 33 km deep
- 5.645 km WSW of Bomdila, India · 12 km deep
- 4.8221 km SE of Port Blair, India · 33 km deep
- 4.5225 km SE of Port Blair, India · 33 km deep
- 4.6218 km SE of Port Blair, India · 33 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1985 in India.
- 5.7106 km NE of Shi Yomi, India · 45 km deep
- 5.6Nicobar Islands, India region · 33 km deep
- 5.645 km WSW of Bomdila, India · 12 km deep
- 5.5203 km SE of Kon?rka, India · 10 km deep
- 5.4Nicobar Islands, India region · 33 km deep
- 5.446 km NNW of Tezu, India · 33 km deep
- 5.318 km SE of Bomdila, India · 9 km deep
- 5.379 km W of Sarupathar, India · 28 km deep
- 5.3250 km E of Port Blair, India · 33 km deep
- 5.1Nicobar Islands, India region · 47 km deep
- 5.1Andaman Islands, India region · 33 km deep
- 5.038 km WSW of Bomdila, India · 13 km deep
- 5.042 km ENE of Yairipok, India · 73 km deep
- 4.97 km NNW of Chamba, India · 33 km deep
- 4.9Andaman Islands, India region · 64 km deep
- 4.927 km ENE of Sarupathar, India · 10 km deep
- 4.96 km NNE of Udaipur, India · 33 km deep
- 4.917 km SSE of Bomdila, India · 18 km deep
- 4.9Nicobar Islands, India region · 33 km deep
- 4.9199 km N of Shi Yomi, India · 33 km deep
- 4.9206 km N of Shi Yomi, India · 33 km deep
- 4.9203 km N of Shi Yomi, India · 33 km deep
- 4.963 km E of Khonsa, India · 33 km deep
- 4.9136 km SSW of Port Blair, India · 33 km deep
- 4.8149 km SSE of Port Blair, India · 107 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1985 | 6 | 5.6 | 45 km WSW of Bomdila, India |
| February 1985 | 5 | 5.4 | 46 km NNW of Tezu, India |
| March 1985 | 2 | 4.8 | 7 km W of Seoni, India |
| April 1985 | 10 | 5.6 | Nicobar Islands, India region |
| May 1985 | 1 | 4.7 | 212 km SE of Port Blair, India |
| June 1985 | 3 | 4.9 | 63 km E of Khonsa, India |
| July 1985 | 8 | 5.5 | 203 km SE of Kon?rka, India |
| August 1985 | 2 | 5.7 | 106 km NE of Shi Yomi, India |
| September 1985 | 3 | 4.9 | Nicobar Islands, India region |
| October 1985 | 6 | 5.3 | 18 km SE of Bomdila, India |
| November 1985 | 6 | 4.9 | 27 km ENE of Sarupathar, India |
| December 1985 | 4 | 5.0 | 38 km WSW of Bomdila, India |
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.