Earthquakes in India Today
India's seismic hazard comes from the northward drive of the Indian plate into Eurasia at about 4–5 cm a year. The Himalayan front from Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh, the Shillong Plateau in the Northeast and the Andaman–Nicobar subduction arc carry the largest earthquakes, but the stable interior is not immune: the 2001 Bhuj and 1993 Latur earthquakes struck far from any plate boundary.
Danger Level (72h)
72-hour composite hazard forecast
Recent Quakes (30d)
Recorded in the last 30 days
Max Magnitude (30d)
Largest earthquake in the last 30 days
Recent earthquakes
Counts cover the seismic belts this platform monitors in India, not its administrative borders. A monitored belt can reach across a border, and events there are listed with the country of their epicentre.
Volcanoes of India
1 Holocene volcanoes under seismic monitoring
Tectonic setting
India's seismic hazard comes from the northward drive of the Indian plate into Eurasia at about 4–5 cm a year. The Himalayan front from Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh, the Shillong Plateau in the Northeast and the Andaman–Nicobar subduction arc carry the largest earthquakes, but the stable interior is not immune: the 2001 Bhuj and 1993 Latur earthquakes struck far from any plate boundary.
Frequently asked questions
What is the emergency number in India?
The emergency number in India is 112, answered by Emergency Response Support System / NDMA. After strong shaking, keep the line free for those trapped or injured and check official channels for aftershock and tsunami advisories.
Who monitors earthquakes in India?
The national seismic authority is National Center for Seismology (Ministry of Earth Sciences) (NCS). EarthquakeLive cross-checks its bulletins against 18 international networks, so an event may appear here with a slightly different magnitude until the agencies converge on a final solution.