M6.9 earthquake near Tārānagar, Rajasthan

What happened

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 17 km NE of Taranagar, India on 26 Sept 1905, 01:25 UTC at a depth of 20 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Tārānagar, about 18 km away in Rajasthan, India.