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M5.3 Earthquake near 5 km N of Morigaon, India

UTC time: 2025-02-26 20:55:36 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

5 km N of Morigaon, India

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M5.3 Earthquake near 5 km N of Morigaon, India · 2025-02-26 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.3 Earthquake near 5 km N of Morigaon, India · 2025-02-26 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On February 26, 2025 at 20:55 UTC, a magnitude M5.3 earthquake occurred near 5 km N of Morigaon, India. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
2e3305d40b3d697f43e8157158adb8c07c3dc2c0
Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-02-26 20:55:36 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
26.30020, 92.34080

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Morigaon5.7 kmS29'164
Nagaon32.9 kmE121'628
Guwahati60.7 kmW962'334

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Tezpur AirportIndia · TEZ · VETZ
    63.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Shillong AirportIndia · SHL · VEBI
    75.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International AirportIndia · GAU · VEGT
    78.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Comparison of seismic sources

2 sources currently report magnitudes from M5.0 to M5.3.

Measurements can differ because agencies use different networks and calculation methods. Values may be revised.

SourceMagnitudeDepthPosition difference
USGSM5.310.0 km0.0 km
USPM5.010.0 km29.8 km

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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