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M6.4 earthquake 58 km NE of Bāgeshwar, India
Monday, June 4, 1945, 12:08:59 UTC · 30.271°N, 80.118°E
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 58 km NE of Bāgeshwar, India on Monday, June 4, 1945, 12:08:59 UTC, at a depth of 15.0 km (shallow). It is the strongest earthquake within 300 km since an M7.0 on August 28, 1916.
- Magnitude
- 6.4
- Strong · mw
- Depth
- 15 km
- Shallow
- Felt reports
- 0
- Did You Feel It?
- Est. shaking
- VII
- Very strong (ShakeMap)
- PAGER alert
- None
- Not issued
- Tsunami
- No flag
- USGS feed
Outlined circle: this earthquakeColoured lines: estimated shaking intensity (USGS ShakeMap)
In context
How big was it, and why here?
Energy released
54 kilotons of TNT
That is about 4 times the Hiroshima bomb. It released about 114 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0.
Tectonic setting
126 km
from the nearest mapped plate boundary, between the Eurasian and Indian plates. Earthquakes this far from a boundary happen on faults inside a plate, often less frequently but sometimes strongly.
Depth: shallow
15 km
Shallow earthquakes (under 70 km) produce the strongest surface shaking for their size, so they are the ones most likely to cause damage near the epicenter.
Did You Feel It?
Where it was felt
No “Did You Feel It?” reports have been published for this event yet. If you felt it, you can add your report on the USGS website.
I felt it — report to USGS ↗USGS PAGER estimate
Who was exposed to shaking
USGS publishes PAGER impact estimates for significant earthquakes, usually within an hour. No PAGER estimate is available for this event.
After the main event
Aftershocks within 100 km
USGS has not published any M2.5+ earthquake within 100 km in the 30 days after this event.
Regional history
Past M5+ earthquakes within 300 km
USGS lists 16 M5.0+ earthquakes within 300 km before this one (catalog from 1900; older records are less complete). The strongest:
- 7.021 km SE of Dārchulā, NepalAugust 28, 1916 · 86 km SE of this epicenter
- 6.588 km ENE of Joshīmath, IndiaOctober 14, 1911 · 83 km N of this epicenter
- 6.573 km E of Burang, ChinaMarch 6, 1913 · 174 km E of this epicenter
- 6.226 km E of Birendranagar, NepalNovember 29, 1918 · 256 km SE of this epicenter
- 6.014 km W of Dhārchula, IndiaMarch 5, 1935 · 56 km SE of this epicenter
- 6.062 km SSE of Burang, ChinaApril 30, 1937 · 138 km SE of this epicenter
- 5.926 km NNE of Dadeldhurā, NepalDecember 24, 1916 · 98 km SE of this epicenter
- 5.911 km N of Barkot, IndiaOctober 20, 1937 · 194 km W of this epicenter
History · NOAA
Deadliest earthquakes in this area
NOAA’s significant-earthquake database lists 4 damaging, deadly or tsunami-generating earthquakes within 300 km of this epicenter since 1700. The most severe:
- 1803M7.5
Uttarakhand, Mathura (Muttra)
1 Sep 1803 · 134 km away
Severe damage ($5–24M)
- 1720
Delhi
15 Jul 1720 · 290 km away
Moderate damage ($1–5M)
- 1916M7.7
Nepal; Tibet (Xizang Province)
28 Aug 1916 · 90 km away
- 1833M7.5
Lohughar
30 May 1833 · 97 km away
NOAA NCEI Global Significant Earthquake Database. Historical figures are estimates; older records are incomplete.