Earthquake details

Sunday, March 21, 1937 Earthquake

The earthquake hit India on Sunday, March 21, 1937 at 16:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Diphu (India - IN), about 24.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 93.461 and latitude 26.057.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	25.0 km
Coordinates	26.057, 93.461
UTC time	1937-03-21 16:12:08.470

Location	Diphu
Country	India (IN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1937-03-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Diphu	24.0 km
Dimāpur	30.7 km
Lumding Railway Colony	45.0 km
Lanka	53.2 km
Hojāi	60.8 km
Golāghāt	71.0 km
Kohima	77.8 km
Wokha	79.8 km
Nagaon	85.8 km
Tezpur	92.0 km
Zunheboto	106.1 km
Jorhāt	107.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Nagaon India · 2025-08-18 06:39 UTC	72.1 km
M 4.2 Tezpur India · 2025-07-08 03:52 UTC	60.8 km

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