Live seismic activity in India — updated every 60 seconds from USGS data. India lies at the collision zone of the Indian and Eurasian plates, producing large intraplate and plate‑boundary earthquakes, especially in the Himalayan arc and the northeastern region (Assam).
India lies at the collision zone of the Indian and Eurasian plates, producing large intraplate and plate‑boundary earthquakes, especially in the Himalayan arc and the northeastern region (Assam). The 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake (M8.6) was the largest intracontinental earthquake ever recorded. Major faults include the Main Himalayan Thrust, Kopili Fault, and the Kutch rift faults. Notable quakes include 1950 Assam (M8.6), 2001 Gujarat (M7.7), 2015 Nepal (M7.8, strongly felt in north India). The seismic risk is high (Himalayan belt) to moderate (peninsular India). Tectonically, India lies on the Indian Plate underthrusting the Eurasian Plate. This page provides real‑time USGS data and historical context for India.
The largest earthquake recorded in India in the past 100 years was M8.6 in 1950 (1950 Assam-Tibet Earthquake). The region is defined by Main Himalayan Thrust, Kopili Fault, Kutch rift faults, and the risk level is classified as High (Himalayan belt), Moderate (peninsular).
With a population of 1.4 billion, understanding local seismic hazards is crucial. This page provides real‑time USGS data and historical context for India.
India lies on Indian Plate underthrusting Eurasian Plate. The movement of these plates builds up stress, which is released as earthquakes. In subduction zones, one plate dives beneath another, generating some of the largest quakes on Earth. In some regions, strike‑slip faults produce frequent moderate earthquakes.
Data sources: USGS real‑time feed, USGS historical archive (last 100 years), and Wikipedia. Page refreshes live earthquake data every 60 seconds.