Reviewed by USGSIndia93y ago
M5.8 earthquake 69 km SE of Phek, India
Saturday, June 2, 1934, 05:54:25 UTC · 25.173°N, 94.922°E
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 69 km SE of Phek, India on Saturday, June 2, 1934, 05:54:25 UTC, at a depth of 35.0 km (shallow). It is the strongest earthquake within 300 km since an M5.8 on May 26, 1932.
- Magnitude
- 5.8
- Moderate · mw
- Depth
- 35 km
- Shallow
- Felt reports
- 0
- Did You Feel It?
- Est. shaking
- —
- No ShakeMap
- PAGER alert
- None
- Not issued
- Tsunami
- No flag
- USGS feed
Outlined circle: this earthquake
In context
How big was it, and why here?
Energy released
9 kilotons of TNT
That is about 1/2 of the Hiroshima bomb. It released about 18 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0.
Tectonic setting
136 km
from the nearest mapped plate boundary, between the Indian and Eurasian plates. Earthquakes this far from a boundary happen on faults inside a plate, often less frequently but sometimes strongly.
Depth: shallow
35 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.
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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 75 km
USGS has not published any M2.5+ earthquake within 75 km in the 30 days after this event.
Regional history
Past M5+ earthquakes within 300 km
USGS lists 27 M5.0+ earthquakes within 300 km before this one (catalog from 1900; older records are less complete). The strongest:
- 7.637 km S of Sarupathar, IndiaJanuary 27, 1931 · 201 km NE of this epicenter
- 7.362 km S of Bhamo, MyanmarFebruary 17, 1905 · 281 km SE of this epicenter
- 7.264 km NNE of Sarupathar, IndiaDecember 12, 1908 · 279 km NE of this epicenter
- 6.510 km S of Mokokchūng, IndiaMay 12, 1906 · 124 km N of this epicenter
- 6.596 km SSW of Sarupathar, IndiaMarch 28, 1914 · 147 km E of this epicenter
- 6.481 km NNE of Sarupathar, IndiaAugust 31, 1906 · 297 km NE of this epicenter
- 6.221 km SE of Wāngjing, IndiaApril 12, 1917 · 110 km SW of this epicenter
- 6.213 km NW of Imphal, IndiaSeptember 22, 1930 · 111 km W of this epicenter
History · NOAA
Deadliest earthquakes in this area
NOAA’s significant-earthquake database lists 7 damaging, deadly or tsunami-generating earthquakes within 300 km of this epicenter since 1700, which together caused about 2 recorded deaths. The most severe:
- 1869
Assam: Cachar,Silchar
10 Jan 1869 · 256 km away
2 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)
- 1932M7.0
Assam
14 Aug 1932 · 109 km away
Moderate damage ($1–5M)
- 1929
Myitkyina
4 Jun 1929 · 229 km away
Moderate damage ($1–5M)
- 1931
Kamaing
28 Jan 1931 · 190 km away · intensity IX
Moderate damage ($1–5M)
- 1931M7.6
Kachin
27 Jan 1931 · 195 km away
- 1846M7.5
India
10 Dec 1846 · 214 km away
NOAA NCEI Global Significant Earthquake Database. Historical figures are estimates; older records are incomplete.