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M5.5 Earthquake near ASSAM, INDIA (India)

UTC time: 2025-09-14 11:11:51 UTC Local time: —
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M5.5 Earthquake near ASSAM, INDIA (India) · 2025-09-14 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.5 Earthquake near ASSAM, INDIA (India) · 2025-09-14 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.5 earthquake was recorded near ASSAM, INDIA (India) on September 14, 2025 at 11:11 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 29 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by EMSC. India: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 5 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.3.

Details

ID
320b05752b7bf9bc51cda5b5ef2ce947827929ff
Magnitude
M5.5
Depth
29.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-14 11:11:51 UTC
Local time
—
Country
India
City
Assam
Source
emsc
Coordinates
26.60660, 92.19630
Temperature
26.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 29 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 29 km
Shallow
29 km
29 km — close to the regional average (25.7 km)
Regional average: 25.7 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

Felt reports

403felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Sep 16, 2025, 6:36 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Khārupatia11.0 kmSW18'599
Nagaon54.8 kmSE121'628
Guwahati64.9 kmSW962'334

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Tezpur AirportIndia · TEZ · VETZ
    59.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International AirportIndia · GAU · VEGT
    82.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Yongphulla AirportBhutan · YON · VQTY
    98.9 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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours3
First 24 hours7
First 72 hours9
Strongest subsequent eventM3.5
M3.12025-09-14 11:28:31 UTC25.3 kmASSAM, INDIA M2.92025-09-14 11:51:26 UTC26.2 kmASSAM, INDIA M2.72025-09-14 12:41:50 UTC20.3 kmASSAM, INDIA M3.12025-09-14 18:19:51 UTC21.4 kmASSAM, INDIA M2.82025-09-14 20:22:53 UTC19.4 kmASSAM, INDIA M3.12025-09-15 04:49:06 UTC16.5 kmASSAM, INDIA M2.62025-09-15 07:43:22 UTC100.4 kmASSAM, INDIA M2.82025-09-16 22:24:41 UTC43.7 kmASSAM, INDIA M2.62025-09-17 08:30:11 UTC84.1 kmBHUTAN M2.52025-09-19 23:32:09 UTC108.5 kmARUNACHAL PRADESH, INDIA M2.52025-09-23 04:26:57 UTC121.0 kmBHUTAN M2.82025-09-26 17:34:52 UTC19.2 kmASSAM, INDIA

Assam

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 65 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#5
Earlier events M≥412
Earlier events M≥57
Compared since2025-02-26

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M6.02025-09-14 11:11:50 UTC0.1 km10 km NNE of Kharupatia, India M5.72025-09-14 11:11:50 UTC8.8 kmNortheastern India [Land: India] M5.72025-09-14 11:11:49 UTC21.9 kmNortheastern India M5.72025-09-14 11:11:49 UTC20.0 kmEvent of magnitude 5.7, near of Sylhet (Monde) M5.52025-02-26 20:55:37 UTC24.6 km

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