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Historic Earthquake
1966 India Earthquake
15 August 1966 · N · India
On 15 August 1966 at 02:15 UTC, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck India (N), at a depth of 53 km. It occurred on the Indian Plate, 82 km from its boundary with the Eurasian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 15 people.
- Date
- 15 August 1966
- Time
- 02:15 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.6
- Depth
- 53 km
- Deaths
- 15
- Plate
- Indian Plate
- Country
- India
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19991999 Chamoli Earthquake · M 6.6100 deaths
- 19911991 Uttarkashi Earthquake · M 7.02,000 deaths
- 1980Pithoragarh · M 6.5200 deaths
- 1966Nepal · M 6.380 deaths
- 1916Nepal · M 7.7
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth