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Historic Earthquake
1905 Kangra Earthquake
4 April 1905 · Kangra · India
On 4 April 1905 at 00:49 UTC, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck India (Kangra), at a depth of 20 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 126 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 19,000 people. 100,000 homes were destroyed. It is the 24th deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 4 April 1905
- Time
- 00:49 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.9
- Depth
- 20 km
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 19,000
- Homes Destroyed
- 100,000
- Estimated Damage
- 25 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- India
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20192019 Kashmir Earthquake · M 5.639 deaths
- 19911991 Uttarkashi Earthquake · M 7.02,000 deaths
- 1980Kashmir · M 4.915 deaths
- 19751975 Kinnaur Earthquake · M 6.847 deaths
- 1963Kashmir, Sw · M 5.380 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth