Earthquake deaths in India
India: Earthquake deaths was 1 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Earthquake deaths in India, 1618–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for earthquake deaths in India is 1, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, earthquake deaths in India peaked at 20,005 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2005.
That places India 37th out of 51 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Earthquake deaths in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1618 | 2,000 | — |
| 1819 | 1,543 | -22.9% |
| 1828 | 1,000 | -35.2% |
| 1869 | 2 | -99.8% |
| 1885 | 3,000 | +149900.0% |
| 1897 | 1,542 | -48.6% |
| 1905 | 19,000 | +1132.2% |
| 1950 | 1,530 | -91.9% |
| 1956 | 156 | -89.8% |
| 1963 | 80 | -48.7% |
| 1966 | 15 | -81.2% |
| 1967 | 180 | +1100.0% |
| 1970 | 26 | -85.6% |
| 1975 | 47 | +80.8% |
| 1980 | 15 | -68.1% |
| 1984 | 20 | +33.3% |
| 1986 | 6 | -70.0% |
| 1991 | 2,000 | +33233.3% |
| 1993 | 11,000 | +450.0% |
| 1997 | 79 | -99.3% |
| 1999 | 100 | +26.6% |
| 2001 | 20,005 | +19905.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 129 | +6350.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | -97.7% |
| 2016 | 13 | +333.3% |
| 2017 | 3 | -76.9% |
| 2018 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2019 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | -50.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5, 22% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Earthquake deaths in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | +149900.0% | 2 | 3,000 |
| 1991 | +33233.3% | 6 | 2,000 |
| 2001 | +19905.0% | 100 | 20,005 |
| 2011 | +6350.0% | 2 | 129 |
| 1905 | +1132.2% | 1,542 | 19,000 |
| 1967 | +1100.0% | 15 | 180 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1610s | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1 |
| 1810s | 1,543 | 1,543 | 1,543 | 1 |
| 1820s | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1 |
| 1860s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1880s | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 1 |
| 1890s | 1,542 | 1,542 | 1,542 | 1 |
| 1900s | 19,000 | 19,000 | 19,000 | 1 |
| 1950s | 843 | 156 | 1,530 | 2 |
| 1960s | 91.67 | 15 | 180 | 3 |
| 1970s | 36.5 | 26 | 47 | 2 |
| 1980s | 13.67 | 6 | 20 | 3 |
| 1990s | 3,295 | 79 | 11,000 | 4 |
| 2000s | 3,336 | 1 | 20,005 | 6 |
| 2010s | 25.17 | 1 | 129 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is earthquake deaths in India?
- Earthquake deaths in India was 1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest earthquake deaths recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 20,005 in 2001.
- What is the lowest earthquake deaths recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- How does India rank for earthquake deaths?
- India ranks 37th out of 51 countries with data for 2024.
- Is earthquake deaths rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Earthquake deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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