India earthquakes in 1987
36 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in India in 1987. The largest: M6.3 45 km SSE of Koh?ma, India, May 18, 1987.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1987 was located in India. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1987
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.7170 km NNE of Shi Yomi, India · 33 km deep
- 4.633 km SSW of Barpeta, India · 55 km deep
- 4.621 km E of Ongole, India · 33 km deep
- 4.949 km SW of Bok?kh?t, India · 49 km deep
- 5.2Andaman Islands, India region · 19 km deep
- 4.752 km E of Bomdila, India · 50 km deep
- 4.711 km NNW of T?ra Suj?npur, India · 33 km deep
- 4.9291 km E of Leh, India · 33 km deep
- 4.8200 km NNE of Shi Yomi, India · 33 km deep
- 4.7142 km NE of Thang, India · 49 km deep
- 4.7207 km NNE of Shi Yomi, India · 33 km deep
- 4.9203 km NNE of Shi Yomi, India · 33 km deep
- 4.6121 km SE of Phek, India · 117 km deep
- 5.119 km WNW of Bok?kh?t, India · 44 km deep
- 4.855 km SSE of Chur?ch?ndpur, India · 74 km deep
- 4.6216 km ENE of Leh, India · 33 km deep
- 4.7142 km NNE of Josh?math, India · 55 km deep
- 4.7102 km SE of Phek, India · 118 km deep
- 4.728 km ESE of Rohru, India · 54 km deep
- 4.865 km NE of Bomdila, India · 33 km deep
- 4.887 km SSE of Hayuliang, India · 33 km deep
- 4.8Nicobar Islands, India region · 90 km deep
- 4.922 km WNW of P?palkoti, India · 44 km deep
- 4.721 km NW of P?palkoti, India · 33 km deep
- 4.746 km ESE of Port Blair, India · 74 km deep
- 4.580 km NNE of Sarupathar, India · 33 km deep
- 6.345 km SSE of Koh?ma, India · 50 km deep
- 4.7250 km E of Leh, India · 33 km deep
- 4.910 km ENE of Amarw?ra, India · 33 km deep
- 4.569 km SSE of Khonsa, India · 102 km deep
- 4.6119 km SE of Phek, India · 152 km deep
- 4.749 km SSE of Sarupathar, India · 33 km deep
- 5.1Arunachal Pradesh, India · 33 km deep
- 4.950 km NNE of Bomdila, India · 27 km deep
- 4.6256 km E of Leh, India · 33 km deep
- 4.660 km N of P?sigh?t, India · 33 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1987 in India.
- 6.345 km SSE of Koh?ma, India · 50 km deep
- 5.2Andaman Islands, India region · 19 km deep
- 5.119 km WNW of Bok?kh?t, India · 44 km deep
- 5.1Arunachal Pradesh, India · 33 km deep
- 4.949 km SW of Bok?kh?t, India · 49 km deep
- 4.9291 km E of Leh, India · 33 km deep
- 4.9203 km NNE of Shi Yomi, India · 33 km deep
- 4.922 km WNW of P?palkoti, India · 44 km deep
- 4.910 km ENE of Amarw?ra, India · 33 km deep
- 4.950 km NNE of Bomdila, India · 27 km deep
- 4.8200 km NNE of Shi Yomi, India · 33 km deep
- 4.855 km SSE of Chur?ch?ndpur, India · 74 km deep
- 4.865 km NE of Bomdila, India · 33 km deep
- 4.887 km SSE of Hayuliang, India · 33 km deep
- 4.8Nicobar Islands, India region · 90 km deep
- 4.7170 km NNE of Shi Yomi, India · 33 km deep
- 4.752 km E of Bomdila, India · 50 km deep
- 4.711 km NNW of T?ra Suj?npur, India · 33 km deep
- 4.7142 km NE of Thang, India · 49 km deep
- 4.7207 km NNE of Shi Yomi, India · 33 km deep
- 4.7142 km NNE of Josh?math, India · 55 km deep
- 4.7102 km SE of Phek, India · 118 km deep
- 4.728 km ESE of Rohru, India · 54 km deep
- 4.721 km NW of P?palkoti, India · 33 km deep
- 4.746 km ESE of Port Blair, India · 74 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1987 | 3 | 4.9 | 50 km NNE of Bomdila, India |
| February 1987 | 0 | ||
| March 1987 | 2 | 5.1 | Arunachal Pradesh, India |
| April 1987 | 4 | 4.9 | 10 km ENE of Amarw?ra, India |
| May 1987 | 3 | 6.3 | 45 km SSE of Koh?ma, India |
| June 1987 | 3 | 4.9 | 22 km WNW of P?palkoti, India |
| July 1987 | 4 | 4.8 | 65 km NE of Bomdila, India |
| August 1987 | 2 | 4.7 | 142 km NNE of Josh?math, India |
| September 1987 | 8 | 5.1 | 19 km WNW of Bok?kh?t, India |
| October 1987 | 2 | 4.7 | 52 km E of Bomdila, India |
| November 1987 | 1 | 5.2 | Andaman Islands, India region |
| December 1987 | 4 | 4.9 | 49 km SW of Bok?kh?t, 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.