Reviewed by USGSIndia95y ago
M5.8 earthquake 3 km E of Rangia, India
Wednesday, November 9, 1932, 18:30:11 UTC · 26.449°N, 91.649°E
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 3 km E of Rangia, India on Wednesday, November 9, 1932, 18:30:11 UTC, at a depth of 15.0 km (shallow). It is the strongest earthquake within 300 km since an M6.2 on September 22, 1930.
- Magnitude
- 5.8
- Moderate · mw
- Depth
- 15 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
64 km
from the nearest mapped plate boundary, between the Eurasian and Indian plates. Earthquakes cluster along boundaries like this one, where plates collide, pull apart or slide past each other.
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.
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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 14 M5.0+ earthquakes within 300 km before this one (catalog from 1900; older records are less complete). The strongest:
- 7.124 km N of Kishorganj, BangladeshJuly 8, 1918 · 217 km SW of this epicenter
- 7.028 km SSW of Lakhipur, IndiaJuly 2, 1930 · 164 km SW of this epicenter
- 6.99 km NNE of Netrakona, BangladeshSeptember 9, 1923 · 188 km SW of this epicenter
- 6.634 km NNW of Tawang, IndiaDecember 3, 1915 · 155 km N of this epicenter
- 6.510 km S of Mokokchūng, IndiaMay 12, 1906 · 287 km E of this epicenter
- 6.213 km NW of Imphal, IndiaSeptember 22, 1930 · 280 km SE of this epicenter
- 5.816 km W of Tura, IndiaJuly 3, 1930 · 191 km SW of this epicenter
- 5.758 km NW of Hāflong, IndiaMarch 6, 1932 · 140 km SE of this epicenter
History · NOAA
Deadliest earthquakes in this area
NOAA’s significant-earthquake database lists 10 damaging, deadly or tsunami-generating earthquakes within 300 km of this epicenter since 1700, which together caused about 1,769 recorded deaths. The most severe:
- 1897M8.0
Assam; Bangladesh
12 Jun 1897 · 107 km away · intensity X
1,542 deathsExtreme damage ($25M+)tsunami
- 1806M7.7
Tibet (Xizang Province): Shannan (Lhoka)
11 Jun 1806 · 231 km away
100 deathsModerate damage ($1–5M)
- 1885M6.9
Unnamed location
14 Jul 1885 · 283 km away · intensity VII
75 deathsModerate damage ($1–5M)
- 1923M6.9
Mymensingh
9 Sep 1923 · 188 km away
50 deathsModerate damage ($1–5M)
- 1869
Assam: Cachar,Silchar
10 Jan 1869 · 233 km away
2 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)
- 1930M7.1
Dhubri,Assam
2 Jul 1930 · 196 km away · intensity IX
Severe damage ($5–24M)
NOAA NCEI Global Significant Earthquake Database. Historical figures are estimates; older records are incomplete.