2.8
Earthquake Details: 29 km from Goālpāra, Assam, India
8/20/2026, 12:05:37 PM
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake occurred near 29 km from Goālpāra, Assam, India on 8/20/2026 at 12:05:37 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -10 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-10 km
Significance0
Latitude25.9140
Longitude90.6040
Event IDemsc:20260820_0000406
Magnitude2.8
Updated:8/20/2026, 12:15:02 PM
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/20/2026, 5:35:37 PM GMT+5:30
- UTC
- 8/20/2026, 12:05:37 PM UTC
-10 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 11
M2.8western TibetBeforeM2.7western TibetBeforeM3.5Myanmar (Burma)–India border regionBeforeM2.8Meghalaya, India regionBeforeM3.1Meghalaya, India regionBeforeM2.8Assam, IndiaBeforeM2.9eastern TibetBeforeM2.8Tripura, India regionBeforeM2.9Myanmar (Burma)–India border regionBeforeM2.6Assam-Nagaland-Manipur, IndiaBeforeM2.7India–Bangladesh border regionBefore
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