DAMAGING M5.5 Earthquake hit near Guwahati in India on Sunday Afternoon.

Written by Earthquakelist.org on September 14th, 2025. Last updated November 12th, 2025.

Under land 75 kilometer from Guwahati in India, a DAMAGING and significant MAG-5.5 earthquake occurred in the late afternoon of Sunday September 14th, 2025. Earthquakes like this can cause significant economic damage and have a significant risk at casualties. Other nearby countries are Bangladesh and Bhutan.

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Earthquake Summary

The earthquake struck on land in India, 75 kilometer (47 mi) north-east of Guwahati in Assam. The center of this earthquake had a quite shallow depth of 29 km. Shallow earthquakes usually have a larger impact than earthquakes deep in the earth.

Date and Time:	Sep 14, 2025 16:41 (Kolkata Time) - Sep 14, 2025 11:11 Universal Time.
Location:	75 km NE of Guwahati, Assam, India. Coordinates 26°42'35"N 92°12'37"E.
Map:	Map of area around epicenter. Click to open in Google Maps.
Magnitude:	MAG 5.5 Detected by 9 stations. Maximum Error Range ±0.103 .
Depth:	29 km (18 mi) A quite shallow depth.
Max. Intensity:	VII Very Strong On the Modified Mercalli Scale.
Tsunami Risk:	Tsunami very unlikely While this was a shallow earthquake, it appears to have occurred under land with a magnitude not strong enough to cause tsunami's. Always stay cautious - More info here.

Significant impact predicted

The US Geographic Survey (USGS) describes the impact of this earthquake as follows:

Two people injured at Udalguri and many buildings damaged in the Biswanath-Darrang-Hojai-Nalbari-Sonitpur area.

Based on scientific estimates by the USGS, the risk of high fatalities for this earthquake is classified at level YELLOW (significant). They expect an 36% likelyhood of between 10 and 100 fatalities, and a 96% chance that the number of fatalities falls between 1 and 10,000.

The USGS classifies the economic impact of this earthquake at level ORANGE (orange). They expect an 35% likelyhood of between 100 and 1,000 million US Dollars in economic damage and impact, and a 91% chance that the economic impact of this earthquake falls between 1 and 10,000 million USD.

Roughly 36 million people exposed to shaking

This earthquake may have been felt by around 36 million people. That is the expected population size of the area exposed to a level of shaking of II or higher on the Modified Mercalli scale according to the USGS.

Very strong shaking and likely moderate damage may have been experienced by an estimated 359,700 people. At VII, it is the highest MMI level this earthquake has caused. Intensity level IV was experienced by the majority of people (around 21 million). In their region, light shaking and likely no damage can be expected.

People in 4 countries have been exposed to shaking. Roughly 29 million people were exposed to shaking in India , with level VII (very strong shaking, likely moderate damage) as the highest recorded. In Bangladesh , around 5.9 million people. Other countries where people were exposed to shaking include Bhutan and China.

Nearby towns and cities

This earthquake struck within proximity of multiple countries. India , Bangladesh and Bhutan are all within 300km distance of its epicenter.

The closest significant population center near the earthquake is Udalguri in Assam, India. Udalguri is located 12 kilometer (7 mi) east-southeast of the epicenter. The intensity of shaking and damage in Udalguri is estimated to be around level VII on the Modified Mercalli Intensity scale (very strong shaking, likely moderate damage).

Multiple large cities are in proximity of today's earthquake. Guwahati is located 75 km to the southwest and experienced an intensity of V (moderate shaking, very light damage). Sylhet is located 204 km to the south (intensity unknown, possibly low). Shillong is located 131 km to the south-southwest and experienced an intensity of IV (light shaking, likely no damage).

A complete list of nearby places is included below. Estimated intensity data (MMI) sourced from a shake-map published by the US Geographic Survey is shown where available (cities without data probably experienced little impact).

Overview of nearby places

Earthquake Intensity Map

The graph below overlays a map of the region around the epicenter with earthquake intensity data provided by the US Geographic Survey. The highest intensity level detected for this earthquake is VII.

I Not felt

II Weak

III Weak

IV Light

V Moderate

VI Strong

VII Very Strong

VIII Severe

IX Violent

X Extreme

Shaking reported by 116 people in 3 countries

People that feel an earthquake may report their experience to the US Geographic Survey. Currently, 116 people have reported shaking in 31 places in 3 countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India).We keep updating this article as more ground reports become available. You may report that you felt this earthquake here.

Places with most reports:

• Dacca, Dhāka, Bangladesh: 16 people.
• Gauhati, Assam, India: 14 people.
• Sualkuchi, Assam, India: 14 people.
• North Guwahati, Assam, India: 8 people.
• Dispur, Assam, India: 8 people.
• Tezpur, Assam, India: 6 people.
• Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, India: 6 people.
• Ţungī, Gazipur, Bangladesh: 6 people.
• Tangla, Assam, India: 5 people.
• Shillong, Meghalaya, India: 4 people.

8 Aftershocks detected

Since this main shock, 8 smaller aftershocks were detected. At a distance of 5 km (3 mi) north-northeast of this earthquake, an aftershock struck 18 hrs later. It measured a magnitude of 3.1

Overview of foreshocks and aftershocks

More earthquakes coming?

Earthquakes can create aftershocks. These are generally at least 1 magnitude lower than any main shock, and as time passes the chance and strength of aftershocks decreases.

In only six percent of cases, significant earthquakes are followed by a larger main shock, making the current earthquake a foreshock. While the chance of this happening is not so large, it is adviced to maintain cautiousness in the hours and days following a major earthquake.

This is the strongest earthquake in 3 years

Earthquakes of this strength occur quite regularly in the region. This is the strongest earthquake to hit since November 10th, 2022, when a 5.5 magnitude earthquake hit 286 km (178 mi) further north-east. An even stronger magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck on January 3rd, 2016.

In total, 6 earthquakes with a magnitude of 5.5 or higher have been registered within 300km (186 mi) of this epicenter in the past 10 years. This comes down to an average of once every 2 years.

Tsunami very unlikely

While MAG-6.5+ earthquakes may cause tsunami's, it appears that the epicenter of this earthquake hit under land. In addition, the reported depth is deeper than 100km, making the risk of a tsunami even less likely. However always stay cautious and monitor advice from local authorities.

Tsunami Risk Factors

Sources

Last updated 12/11/25 19:38 (). This article contains currently available information about the earthquake and is automatically composed. We continue to update this article up to a few days after the earthquake occurred.

1. US Geographic Society (USGS): Earthquake us7000qw56
2. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC): Earthquake 20250914_0000154
3. Geonames.org: World Cities Database
4. Google Maps: Static API
5. Earthquakelist.org: Historic Earthquakes Database

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