Country risk monitor
India: live earthquakes, disasters and events
Updated · Data from USGS, NASA EONET and GDACS
In the last 30 days, GlobalRisk recorded 7 events in or near India: 5 earthquakes, 2 disaster alerts. Nothing new was recorded in the past 24 hours; 2 events were recorded in the past 7 days.
The strongest earthquake was M5.1 218 km NNW of Bamboo Flat, India on 29 Oct 2026, which falls in the moderate class. Can damage poorly built structures near the epicenter, while well-designed buildings usually suffer slight damage at most. Roughly 1,300 earthquakes of this size occur worldwide each year.
There are 2 GDACS alerts for India (1 Red, 1 Orange). Orange and Red alerts indicate events that may have a significant humanitarian impact; see how GDACS alert levels work.
The most common event type is earthquake (5 of 7).
Recent events in India
| When | Type | Event | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
2 days ago | Tropical Cyclone | Tropical Cyclone: Red notification for tropical cyclone FOUR-26. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 1.156 million . | Extreme |
5 days ago | Earthquake | M5.1 earthquake — 218 km NNW of Bamboo Flat, India | High |
8 days ago | Tropical Cyclone | Tropical Cyclone: Orange notification for tropical cyclone TWO-26. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0.356 million . | High |
17 days ago | Earthquake | M4.3 earthquake — 10 km SE of Rāmpur, India | Moderate |
24 days ago | Earthquake | M4.4 earthquake — 15 km ENE of Uttarkāshi, India | Moderate |
27 days ago | Earthquake | M5.1 earthquake — 34 km NNW of Bāgeshwar, India | High |
28 days ago | Earthquake | M4.6 earthquake — 31 km S of Tezpur, India | Moderate |
What kinds of events
Frequently asked questions
Has there been an earthquake in India today?
GlobalRisk has not recorded any earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or above in or near India in the past 24 hours. Smaller quakes are not tracked, and reports can lag by several minutes.
What is the strongest recent earthquake in India?
In the last 30 days, the strongest earthquake recorded in or near India was M5.1 (218 km NNW of Bamboo Flat, India) on 29 Oct 2026.
Are there active disaster alerts for India?
Yes. There are 2 Orange or Red GDACS alerts associated with India in the last 30 days. Open the event pages above for details and the original report.
Where does this information come from?
Earthquakes come from the USGS, natural events from NASA EONET and disaster alerts from GDACS. GlobalRisk normalizes them, assigns each event to a country using its coordinates, and links to the original report. See the methodology page for details.
Safety and background
These guides explain how the hazards in this region are measured and what to do when they occur:
- Earthquake Safety: What to Do Before, During and After
- Earthquake Magnitude Explained: What M4, M6 and M7 Really Mean
- Tropical Cyclone Categories Explained: Hurricanes, Typhoons and the Saffir-Simpson Scale
- GDACS Alert Levels Explained: Green, Orange and Red
Nearby countries
Latest headlines
Headlines are linked from their original publishers via Google News. GlobalRisk does not host or edit this content.
- India Evacuates Tens of Thousands as Powerful Cyclone Approaches — The New York Times
- At least 3 dead after Cyclone Arnab hits southern India — Al Jazeera
- Arnab Strikes India — NASA Science (.gov)
- Cyclone Murasu makes landfall on India's eastern coast — Reuters
- India evacuates tens of thousands as Cyclone Arnab nears eastern coast in Andhra Pradesh state — ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Building boom puts 300,000 people in the path of potential Himalayan disasters — BBC
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