Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 10, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit India on Wednesday, September 10, 1986 at 07:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shillong (India - IN), about 28.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 92.077 and latitude 25.385.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	43.1 km
Coordinates	25.385, 92.077
UTC time	1986-09-10 07:50:25.570

Location	Shillong
Country	India (IN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1986-09-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shillong	28.3 km
Chhātak	56.3 km
Sylhet	57.9 km
Karīmganj	63.9 km
Hailākāndi	92.0 km
Guwahati	95.0 km
Silchar	95.6 km
Hāflong	97.8 km
Morigaon	99.9 km
Hojāi	104.1 km
Maulavi Bāzār	104.4 km
Lanka	106.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.9 Morigaon India · 2026-01-04 22:47 UTC	107.2 km
M 4.2 Chhātak Bangladesh · 2025-09-21 06:19 UTC	44.0 km

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