Electronic Supplement to
The 21 May 2014 Mw 5.9 Bay of Bengal Earthquake: Macroseismic Data Reveals a High-Stress-Drop Event

by Stacey S. Martin and Susan E. Hough

Table S1. Macroseismic Observations for the 21 May 2014 MW 5.9 Bay of Bengal Earthquake

# Location Country* Latitude
(° North)
Longitude
(° East)
EMS Quality Description Source
001 Aligarh IN 27.893 78.068 3 0 Felt for 40 s; felt indoors by people sitting down to dinner; some went outdoors Amar Ujala
002 Ambabhona IN 21.577 83.475 F 0 Objects fell off walls; people frightened by this and went (questionable) outdoors Navbharat
003 Ambikapur IN 23.117 83.196 2 0 Felt on the upper floors of buildings Navbharat
004 Amtala IN 22.363 88.277 F 0 Felt ABP Ananda
005 Amwan IN 24.825 84.708 5 1 Part of a tiled (khaprail) house collapsed Bhaskar; Jagran
006 Anantpur IN 21.232 86.764 F 0 Felt Navbharat
007 Angul IN 20.849 85.099 4 0 People frightened and ran outdoors Navbharat
008 Anukushpur (Nimapada) IN 20.100 85.947 5 1 House badly damaged Navbharat
009 Asansol IN 23.686 86.973 F 0 Felt ABP Ananda
010 Aska/Asika IN 19.611 84.661 F 0 Felt Navbharat
011 Athmalik IN 20.719 84.529 4 0 People frightened and ran outdoors Navbharat
012 Aurangabad IN 24.748 84.376 3 0 Felt for a few seconds; people ran outdoors Jagran; Prabhat Khabar
013 Balco IN 22.397 82.745 F 0 Felt Bhaskar
014 Baleshwar IN 21.494 86.942 5 0 Strongly felt; some mud houses collapsed Navbharat; Naxatra
015 Balrampur IN 23.757 83.686 3 0 Mild Bhaskar
016 Balsara IN 24.511 86.715 4 0 People frightened and went outdoors Prabhat Khabar
017 Bankura IN 23.233 87.068 3 0 Felt for 7–8 seconds volcanodiscovery.com
018 Bantala IN 20.749 85.065 4 0 People frightened and ran outdoors Navbharat
019 Bapatla IN 15.906 80.471 3 0 Felt for 5 s New Indian Express
020 Bargaon IN 22.164 84.300 F 0 Felt Pioneer
021 Bargarh IN 21.328 83.617 F 0 Objects fell off walls; people frightened by this and went (questionable) outdoors Navbharat
022 Bargarh (Sambalpur) IN 21.333 83.613 3 0 Mild tremors felt for 30 s; furniture shaken Navbharat
023 Baripada IN 21.936 86.734 F 0 Felt Navbharat
024 Barpali IN 21.190 83.592 F 0 Objects fell off walls; people frightened by this and went (questionable) outdoors. Navbharat
025 Baruipur IN 22.366 88.437 3 0 Heavy bed shaken gently akin to “voyaging on sea waves”; two shocks felt with a small pause inbetween volcanodiscovery.com
026 Basirhat IN 22.657 88.867 F 0 Felt ABP Ananda
027 Baudh IN 20.660 84.147 3 0 Mild tremors felt for 30 ss; furniture shaken Navbharat
028 Bejapur IN 21.186 83.461 F 0 Objects fell off walls; people frightened by this and went (questionable) outdoors Navbharat
029 Belpal IN 20.635 86.698 F 0 One person killed in a roof collapse; other reports suggest this fatality was a result of a heart attack Navbharat
030 Bemetara IN 21.715 81.533 3 0 Mild Deshbandhu
031 Bengaluru IN 12.970 77.593 2 0 Felt in isolated instances Twitter
032 Berhampore IN 24.097 88.097 F 0 Felt. Anand Bazaar Patrika
033 Bhagalpur IN 25.240 86.985 3 0 Two slight tremors a minute apart; rocking chair set in motion and tapped the wall; standing water disturbed EMSC; Prabhat Khabar
034 Bhatli IN 21.465 83.534 F 0 Objects fell off walls; people frightened by this and went (questionable) outdoors Navbharat
035 Bhopal IN 23.258 77.411 F 4 Felt Navbharat
036 Bhramagiri IN 19.792 85.645 5 1 Felt similar to reports from Konark Navbharat
037 Bhubaneswar (Keshari Nagar) IN 20.274 85.825 5 0 Chunks of concrete fell from the dome of the Police Commissionerate of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack New Indian Express
038 Bhubaneswar (Baramunda) IN 20.277 85.749 5 0 Windows panes broken; 10 injured after jumping from a building in panic Jagran
039 Bhubaneswar (Basundhara Colony) IN 20.351 85.829 5 0 Window panes cracked at Little Steps Pre School Twitter
040 Bhubaneswar (Brahmeswar) IN 20.244 85.851 F 0 Loose stones dislodged from the Brahmeswar Temple Telegraph
041 Bhubaneswar (Chandrasekharpur) IN 20.331 85.815 4 0 Felt indoors; people frightened and went outdoors volcanodiscovery.com
042 Bhubaneswar (Delta Square) IN 20.275 85.803 4 0 Mild tremor followed within a minute by a strong tremor that shook observer “off his sofa” volcanodiscovery.com
043 Bhubaneswar (GGP Colony) IN 20.293 85.865 5 0 Buildings developed cracks New Indian Express
044 Bhubaneswar (Gopa Bandhu Chowk) IN 20.269 85.813 F 0 Felt Twitter
045 Bhubaneswar (Governor House Chowk) IN 20.270 85.821 F 0 Felt Twitter
046 Bhubaneswar (Jaidev Vihar) IN 20.297 85.819 4 0 Strongly felt; a person in bed compared the shaking to the movement of a train; building shaken; everyone went outdoors volcanodiscovery.com
047 Bhubaneswar (Kalpana Square) IN 20.257 85.846 5 1 Buildings developed cracks New Indian Express
048 Bhubaneswar (KIIT University) IN 20.354 85.816 5 0 Initial tremor was similar to vehicles on the road, but it was followed quickly by a stronger tremor shaking the entire building; everyone ran outdoors; birds were frightened volcanodiscovery.com
049 Bhubaneswar (Nayapalli) IN 20.289 85.810 5 0 Buildings developed cracks; strongly felt; loose object (glass jar) broken New Indian Express; volcanodiscovery.com
050 Bhubaneswar (Patrapada) IN 20.229 85.774 5 0 Buildings developed cracks New Indian Express
051 Bhubaneswar (Sailashree Vihar) IN 20.335 85.806 4 0 Person felt they would fall off chair and also felt dizzy volcanodiscovery.com
052 Bhubaneswar (Satyanagar) IN 20.280 85.849 5 0 Building developed cracks New Indian Express
053 Bhubaneswar (Shyampur) IN 20.281 85.765 5 1 Buildings developed cracks New Indian Express
054 Bhubaneswar (Sree Vihar) IN 20.337 85.826 5 0 Very strongly felt; person felt unsteady on their feet and couldn’t run outdoors volcanodiscovery.com
055 Biharsharif IN 25.197 85.521 F 0 Felt Hindustan Dainik
056 Bilaspur (Gandhi Chowk) IN 20.268 85.840 2 0 Felt and people went outdoors with their families Navbharat
057 Bilaspur (Ganga Nagar) IN 20.262 85.821 3 0 Felt for 10 s; people went outdoors Navbharat
058 Bilaspur (Ghorpura) IN 21.999 81.677 3 0 Felt for 10 s; people went outdoors Navbharat
059 Bilaspur (Gulmohar Park/Uslapur) IN 22.109 82.097 3 0 Household objects seen shaking; people went outdoors Navbharat
060 Bilaspur (Koni) IN 22.128 82.134 3 0 Felt for 10 s; people went outdoors Navbharat
061 Bilaspur (Madhyanagari) IN 22.083 82.152 3 0 Two closely spaced tremors were felt by all people sitting down to dinner, who then went outdoors Navbharat
062 Bilaspur (Nehru Nagar) IN 22.083 82.131 3 0 Felt for 10 s; people went outdoors Navbharat
063 Bilaspur (Nirala Nagar) IN 22.075 82.158 2 0 Felt and people went outdoors with their families Navbharat
064 Bilaspur (Priyadarshini Nagar) IN 22.027 82.141 3 0 Felt for 10 s; people went outdoors Navbharat
065 Bilaspur (Sarkanda) IN 22.100 82.146 3 0 Felt indoors; many go outdoors; television seen shaking Navbharat
066 Bilaspur (Shiv Talkies/VIP Colony) IN 22.074 82.162 2 0 Person felt chair shaking but did not immediately relate it to an earthquake Navbharat
067 Bilaspur (Vaishali Nagar) IN 22.073 82.150 1 0 Not felt Deshbandhu
068 Bilaspur (Vidya Nagar) IN 22.069 82.156 1 0 Not felt Deshbandhu
069 Bilaspur (Vinoba Nagar) IN 22.065 82.154 2 1 Felt and people went outdoors with their families Navbharat
070 Biramitrapur IN 22.413 84.724 F 0 Felt Pioneer
071 Birbhum IN 23.819 87.618 F 2 Felt ABP Ananda
072 Bisra IN 22.250 84.995 F 0 Felt Pioneer
073 Bobbili IN 18.573 83.358 F 0 Felt Sakshi.com
074 Bogra BD 24.843 89.376 3 0 Mild; gentle; strong Jugantor; UNB; deshebideshe.com; swadesh24.com
075 Bolangir IN 20.715 83.484 3 0 Mild tremors felt for 30 s; furniture shaken; people went outdoors Navbharat; Pioneer
076 Bonai IN 21.820 84.951 F 0 Felt Pioneer
077 Brahmapur IN 19.314 84.794 5 0 Kitchenware fell off racks YouTube
078 Burdwan IN 23.230 87.862 3 0 Felt for 6–7 s ABP Ananda
079 Buxar IN 25.563 83.978 F 0 Felt Press Trust of India
080 Chaibasa IN 22.547 85.802 3 0 Felt for 10 s; people felt dizzy and didn’t immediately recognize it as an earthquake; people went outdoors Bhaskar
081 Chakradharpur IN 22.671 85.626 4 1 Some buildings developed cracks; felt for 10 s; people felt dizzy and didn’t immediately recognize it as an earthquake; people went outdoors Bhaskar
082 Chendipada IN 21.081 84.871 4 0 People frightened and run outdoors Navbharat
083 Chennai (Adyar) IN 13.001 80.256 2 0 Mild; people went outdoors; felt in multistoried buildings Hindu; Times of India; Malaimalar.com
084 Chennai (Ambattur) IN 13.096 80.148 F 0 Felt Twitter
085 Chennai (Chetpet) IN 13.072 80.240 3 0 Mild; people went outdoors Inneram.com
086 Chennai (Choolaimedu) IN 13.060 80.223 3 0 Mild; people went outdoors Malaimalar.com
087 Chennai (Ennore) IN 13.206 80.318 3 0 Slight New Kerala
088 Chennai (Gill Nagar) IN 13.064 80.225 2 0 Mild; people went outdoors; felt in multistoried buildings Times of India
089 Chennai (Kilpauk) IN 13.083 80.235 3 4 Spoons fell in kitchen; windows were “banging” New Indian Express
090 Chennai (Kodambakkam) IN 13.048 80.226 3 0 Mild; people went outdoors Inneram.com
091 Chennai (Navalur) IN 12.844 80.223 2 0 Felt by a person at rest on a bed; not felt by others in the area volcanodiscovery.com
092 Chennai (Nungambakkam) IN 13.060 80.240 3 0 Slight; mild; people went outdoors New Kerala; Inneram.com
093 Chennai (Patalam) IN 13.096 80.260 1 0 Not felt Hindu
094 Chennai (Perungalathur) IN 12.886 80.072 3 0 Mild shake for few seconds volcanodiscovery.com
095 Chennai (Porur) IN 13.042 80.156 3 0 Mild; people went outdoors Malaimalar.com
096 Chennai (Ramapuram) IN 13.004 80.181 2 0 Very mild; lasted for a few seconds volcanodiscovery.com
097 Chennai (Royapettah) IN 13.050 80.268 3 0 Mild tremors felt at Express Avenue Twitter
098 Chennai (Stanley Hospital) IN 13.105 80.285 2 0 Felt on in the upper floors of the eight-story hospital; people went outdoors Malaimalar.com
099 Chennai (T. Nagar) IN 13.040 80.233 2 0 Mild; people went outdoors; felt in multistoried buildings Times of India; Malaimalar.com
100 Chennai (Thiruvanmiyur) IN 12.982 80.263 2 0 Mild; people went outdoors; felt in multistoried buildings Times of India
101 Chennai (Thousand Lights) IN 13.055 80.255 3 0 Building “rocked slightly” Malaimalar.com
102 Chennai (Triplicane) IN 13.056 80.279 2 0 Mild; people went outdoors; felt in multistoried buildings Times of India; Malaimalar.com
103 Chennai (Vannagaram) IN 13.053 80.158 3 0 Furniture shaken for a few seconds Hindu
104 Chennai (Vellacherry) IN 12.975 80.221 2 0 Mild; people went outdoors; felt in multistoried buildings Times of India
105 Chhapra IN 25.783 84.753 F 0 Felt Twitter
106 Chittagong BD 22.331 91.824 3 0 Slight trembling; computer table shook EMSC
107 Contai IN 21.778 87.753 5 1 Felt for 10–12 s; cracks in walls ABP Ananda
108 Cox’s Bazaar BD 21.439 92.007 F 0 Felt BDView24.com
109 Cuttack IN 20.462 85.882 5 0 Strongly felt; buildings develop cracks; people frightened; objects fell from shelves; many run outdoors and roads were jammed as a result Navbharat; Abha Mishra
110 Darbhanga IN 26.149 85.890 F 0 Felt Prabhat Khabar
111 Delhi (Lajpatnagar) IN 28.565 77.243 1 0 Not felt Hari Kumar
112 Deoghar IN 24.483 86.700 F 0 Felt Prabhat Khabar
113 Devgarh IN 21.528 84.729 3 0 Mild tremors felt for 30 s; furniture shaken Navbharat
114 Dhaka BD 23.810 90.411 3 0 Felt for 3–4 s; bed shaken EMSC
115 Dhamtari IN 20.707 81.549 F 0 Felt Navbharat
116 Dhanbad IN 23.795 86.430 3 0 Felt shook for 3–4 s; cups seen shaking; at least four tremors felt within seconds of each other Prabhat Khabar; volcanodiscovery.com
117 Dhenkanal IN 20.656 85.604 F 0 Felt Press Trust of India
118 Diamond Harbour IN 22.190 88.189 4 0 Felt strongly for 30–40 s ABP Ananda
119 Digha IN 21.626 87.507 4 0 Furniture shaken; many ran outdoors in panic IANS
120 Egra IN 21.900 87.536 F 0 Felt Anand Bazaar Patrika; ABP Ananda
121 Ersama IN 20.201 86.401 3 0 Felt for 15 s–; people panic New Indian Express
122 Feni BD 23.014 91.396 F 0 Felt Jugantor
123 Gajapati IN 19.189 84.186 F 0 Navbharat
124 Gajapatinagaram IN 18.279 83.333 F 0 Felt Sakshi.com
125 Ganjam IN 19.387 85.051 F 0 Felt Navbharat
126 Gaya IN 24.779 84.891 3 0 Felt for a few seconds; people ran outdoors Jagran; Prbhat Khabar
127 Ghatshila IN 22.571 86.488 2 0 Felt for 10 s; people felt dizzy and didn’t immediately recognize it as an earthquake; people went outdoors Bhaskar
128 Ghaziabad IN 28.669 77.453 2 0 Felt in high-rise buildings; strongly felt 20–25 seconds on the fifteenth floor of a building; floor felt shaking; ceiling fans shaken Jagran; ABP Ananda
129 Gopalpur IN 19.258 84.905 4 0 Felt by a person sleeping on the floor for 30 s; door heard rattling volcanodiscovery.com
130 Gowara-Kotghara IN 22.500 82.550 F 0 Felt Bhaskar
131 Gua IN 22.215 85.382 2 0 Felt for 10 s; people felt dizzy and didn’t immediately recognize it as an earthquake; people went outdoors Bhaskar
132 Gudivada IN 16.432 80.992 3 0 Mild tremors felt New Indian Express
133 Guwahati IN 26.143 91.736 F 0 Felt Twitter
134 Gwalior IN 26.217 78.181 2 4 Felt in an isolated instance indoors in a multistoried building; not felt by others or on ground level volcanodiscovery.com
135 Haldia IN 22.060 88.109 F 0 Felt Patrika
136 Hazaribagh IN 23.995 85.370 F 0 Felt Ranchi Express
137 Hemgir IN 21.946 83.702 F 0 Felt Pioneer
138 Howrah IN 22.593 88.265 3 2 Felt for more than 30 s Patrika; volcanodiscovery.com
139 Hugli IN 21.759 87.763 F 2 Felt Patrika
140 Hyderabad (Habsiguda) IN 17.412 78.553 1 0 Not felt at National Geophysical Research Institute Dr. Vineet Gahalaut
141 Hyderabad (Indian Space Research Organization [ISRO]) IN 17.464 78.450 1 0 Not felt at ISRO Anup Karanth
142 Jabalpur IN 23.165 79.950 2 2 Felt indoors for 20 s by many in Wright Town; felt at Gorakhpur, Gwari Ghat, Madan Mahal, Sadar, and Vijay Nagar; in other parts of the city furniture was shaken; people went outdoors; tremors were felt more in high-rise buildings; not felt by most people Bhaskar; Naidunia; Raj Express
143 Jagatsinghpur IN 20.197 86.337 5 1 Reported to have been similar as in Kendrapara Navbharat
144 Jagiroad IN 26.207 92.406 F 0 Felt Twitter
145 Jaipur IN 26.910 75.789 2 0 Mildly felt in Jawahar Nagar and Raja Park areas of the city. Bhaskar
146 Jajpur IN 20.849 86.332 5 0 Felt by many; furniture moved or overturned; many went outdoors; some frightened and jumped from terraces Navbharat; volcanodiscovery.com
147 Jamshedpur (Bagbera) IN 22.758 86.187 3 1 Felt indoors and people went outdoors; not felt outdoors Bhaskar
148 Jamshedpur (Gamhariya) IN 22.804 86.109 3 0 Felt indoors; bed shaken Bhaskar
149 Jamshedpur (Kadma-Sonari) IN 22.805 86.165 5 1 Window panes cracked/broken Bhaskar
150 Jamshedpur (Mango) IN 22.833 86.219 3 0 Residents of the Moon City and Primrose apartments went outdoors Jagran
151 Jamshedpur (Tata Steel Plant) IN 22.785 86.184 F 0 Felt. Bhaskar
152 Jashpur IN 22.883 84.143 3 0 Mild; many went outdoors Bhaskar; Deshbandhu
153 Jessore BD 23.163 89.216 F 0 Felt Jugantor
154 Jhargram IN 22.450 86.995 3 0 LCD monitor shaken volcanodiscovery.com
155 Jharsuguda IN 21.860 84.015 5 0 Cracks developed in many buildings; windows and doors are reported to have broken Navbharat
156 Kaikaluru IN 16.552 81.212 3 0 Mild tremors felt New Indian Express
157 Kakatpur IN 20.001 86.205 5 0 Felt similar to reports from Konark Navbharat
158 Kalyani IN 22.981 88.450 3 0 Mild ABP Ananda
159 Kanas IN 20.003 85.656 5 0 Felt similar to reports from Konark Navbharat
160 Kanchrapara IN 22.933 88.430 F 0 Felt ABP Ananda
161 Kaniha IN 21.102 85.046 4 0 People frightened and run outdoors Navbharat
162 Kanpur IN 26.449 80.331 2 0 Felt; people went outdoors Amar Ujala; Hindustan Dainik
163 Karaidanga IN 22.502 88.515 3 0 Person on bed felt the bed shaking at Footware Design and Development Institute volcanodiscovery.com
164 Kathmandu NP 27.698 85.333 2 0 Light intensity Twitter
165 Kausambi IN 28.643 77.322 2 0 Felt; people went outdoors Amar Ujala; Hindustan Dainik
166 Kendrapada IN 20.584 86.660 5 0 Strongly felt; buildings develop cracks; furniture violently shaken; glasses and television fell down; people ran outdoors Navbharat; Down to Earth
167 Kendujhar IN 21.628 85.580 4 0 Strongly felt Navbharat
168 Khamar IN 20.806 85.113 4 0 People frightened and ran outdoors Navbharat
169 Khandalmal IN 20.133 84.016 F 0 Felt Press Trust of India
170 Khorda IN 20.184 85.625 F 0 Felt Navbharat
171 Khulna BD 22.816 89.550 4 0 Stronger than in other parts of Bangladesh Jugantor; UNB; deshebideshe.com
172 Kishor Nagar IN 20.421 86.081 4 0 People frightened and ran outdoors Navbharat
173 Kishorganj BD 24.426 90.983 3 0 “Mild” deshebideshe.com
174 Koira IN 21.906 85.241 F 0 Felt Pioneer
175 Kolkata (Alaam Bazaar) IN 22.649 88.363 3 0 Bed shaken for 10–15 s volcanodiscovery.com
176 Kolkata (Alipore) IN 22.530 88.331 3 0 Chair shaken on the fifth floor of a building volcanodiscovery.com
177 Kolkata (Ballygunge) IN 22.531 88.360 4 1 Glasses heard rattling Telegraph
178 Kolkata (Barrackpur) IN 22.767 88.388 F 0 Felt ABP Ananda
179 Kolkata (Behala) IN 22.497 88.309 3 0 Person sleeping felt the bed shake Telegraph
180 Kolkata (Boral) IN 22.447 88.365 3 0 Person felt their sofa shaking volcanodiscovery.com
181 Kolkata (Chetla) IN 22.514 88.334 3 0 Felt for 30–40 s volcanodiscovery.com
182 Kolkata (Dhakuria) IN 22.507 88.369 2 0 Very weak, feeble volcanodiscovery.com
183 Kolkata (Dum Dum) IN 22.644 88.437 2 0 Felt for a few seconds; felt on the fourteenth floor of a building near the airport for 3–4 min volcanodiscovery.com
184 Kolkata (Lake Gardens) IN 22.505 88.356 3 0 “Definite” shake for 30 s volcanodiscovery.com
185 Kolkata (Maula Ali) IN 22.559 88.363 F 0 Felt twice ABP Ananda
186 Kolkata (Narendrapur) IN 22.439 88.396 3 0 Mild shock felt twice ABP Ananda
187 Kolkata (Prince Anwar Shah Road) IN 22.501 88.351 4 2 Three shocks felt in quick succession; the first was strong; the other two were comparatively light; loose objects were displaced on the upper floors of a building volcanodiscovery.com
188 Kolkata (Rajarhat) IN 22.618 88.445 3 0 Person felt dizzy; all hanging “Fire Exit” signs were seen shaking volcanodiscovery.com
189 Kolkata (Ranaghat) IN 23.171 88.576 F 0 Felt ABP Ananda
190 Kolkata (Salt Lake) IN 22.577 88.422 3 0 Weak to light shaking on the fifth floor; hanging objects swung and standing water was disturbed volcanodiscovery.com
191 Kolkata (Serampore) IN 22.739 88.350 F 0 Felt ABP Ananda
192 Kolkata (Sonarpur) IN 22.412 88.418 3 0 Computer desk shaken ABP Ananda
193 Kolkata (Sukia Street) IN 22.582 88.372 4 2 Strong tremor felt for 2 s; bed and ceiling fan shook volcanodiscovery.com
194 Kolkata (Uttarpara) IN 22.677 88.349 F 0 Felt twice ABP Ananda
195 Konark IN 19.887 86.094 5 0 Felt outdoors; guards at the Sun Temple were frightened by the movement of the structure and ran onto the street Navbharat
196 Koraput IN 18.813 82.712 3 0 Felt for 30 s Free Press Journal
197 Korba IN 22.345 82.700 3 0 Felt for 10–15 s; mild; household objects shaken; people went outdoors; initially some thought it was the result of blasting in the nearby mines; felt more by people living in flats. Bhaskar; Hitavada; Deshbandhu
198 Kotananduru IN 17.481 82.487 3 0 Felt for 10 s; people went outdoors Press Trust of India
199 Kuarmunda IN 22.273 84.758 F 0 Felt Pioneer
200 Kujang IN 20.317 86.527 4 0 Felt for 15 s; people panic New Indian Express
201 Lahunipara IN 21.883 84.937 F 0 Felt Pioneer
202 Lathikata IN 22.131 84.885 F 0 Felt Pioneer
203 Lohardaga IN 23.432 84.681 F 0 Felt Ranchi Express
204 Lormi IN 22.276 81.705 3 0 Mild Hitavada; Deshbandhu
205 Lucknow IN 26.845 80.946 3 0 Felt; mild; people went outdoors Amar Ujala; Hindustan Dainik
206 Madhubani IN 26.345 86.069 F 0 Felt Prabhat Khabar
207 Mahasamund IN 21.161 82.609 F 0 Felt Navbharat
208 Mandarmani IN 21.668 87.702 F 0 Felt Telegraph
209 Mandla IN 22.597 80.371 3 0 Mild tremors felt Raj Express
210 Manikganj BD 23.849 90.010 F 0 Felt BDView24.com
211 Manoharpur IN 22.373 85.197 2 0 Felt for 10 s; people felt dizzy and didn’t immediately recognize it as an earthquake; people went outdoors Bhaskar
212 Mayurbhanj IN 21.981 86.420 3 0 Felt for a few seconds Odisha Today
213 Mechada IN 22.414 87.860 F 0 Felt ABP Ananda
214 Midnapore IN 22.421 87.326 3 0 Weak shaking for 510 s earthquake-report.com
215 Motihari IN 26.649 84.916 F 0 Felt Twitter
216 Mungeli IN 22.066 81.683 3 0 Mild Deshbandhu
217 Muzaffarpur IN 26.120 85.364 2 0 Felt for 12 s; two shocks were felt; not felt by most people Prabhat Khabar
218 Nabrangpur IN 19.222 82.544 F 0 Felt Press Trust of India
219 Nagpur IN 21.145 79.088 2 0 Felt in isolated instances Bhaskar; Twitter
220 Nalang (Naugaon) IN 20.079 86.204 F 0 Person fainted in fright Navbharat
221 Narayanganj BD 23.614 90.497 3 0 “Mild” deshebideshe.com
222 Narsinghpur IN 20.465 85.083 6 1 Walls reported to have collapsed Navbharat
223 Narsipatnam IN 17.664 82.615 3 0 Minor tremors felt for 12 s AndhraNews.net
224 Nathpur (Karuti) IN 20.589 86.778 F 0 Person fell from bed and suffered a head injury Navbharat
225 Naugaon (Jagatsinghpur) IN 20.111 86.193 F 0 Four seriously injured Navbharat
226 Nayagarh IN 20.165 85.025 F 0 Felt Navbharat
227 Nayahaat IN 20.799 86.747 5 0 Felt similar to reports from Konark Navbharat
228 Nellimarla IN 18.164 83.453 F 0 Felt Sakshi.com
229 Nellore IN 14.442 79.986 3 0 Chair shaken for 2–3 s EMSC
230 Niali IN 20.140 86.058 6 1 Walls reported to have collapsed Navbharat
231 Noakhali BD 22.524 91.133 3 0 Mild; gentle swadesh24.com
232 NOIDA (Sector 126) IN 28.538 77.339 3 0 Felt at the News Nation studios; overhead light fixtures shaken News Nation
233 NOIDA (Sector 16) IN 28.577 77.314 3 0 Felt in the Aaj Tak studios Aaj Tak
234 Nuagaon IN 20.285 85.240 F 0 Felt Pioneer
235 Nuapada IN 20.506 82.608 3 0 Mild tremors felt for 30 seconds; furniture shaken Navbharat
236 Padampur IN 20.997 83.064 3 0 Objects fell off walls; people frightened by this and went (questionable) outdoors Navbharat
237 Palamau IN 24.123 84.184 F 0 Felt Ranchi Express
238 Palhada IN 21.432 85.215 5 0 People frightened and ran outdoors Navbharat
239 Pamarru IN 16.322 80.961 3 0 Mild tremors felt New Indian Express
240 Pandriya IN 25.049 87.585 3 0 Mild Bhaskar; Deshbandhu
241 Paradip IN 20.317 86.617 6 0 Many pukka houses developed cracks; thatched houses collapsed; everyone ran outdoors and remained outdoors for a long time Navbharat; New Indian Express; Statesman
242 Parbatipuram IN 18.780 83.432 F 0 Felt Sakshi.com
243 Parlakemundi IN 18.777 84.093 3 0 Felt for 12 s volcanodiscovery.com
244 Patna (Kidwaipuri) IN 25.614 85.124 4 0 Felt indoors by several; utensils and furniture seen shaking; an iron gate was heard rattling Prabhat Khabar
245 Patna (Postal Park) IN 25.595 85.141 4 0 Kitchen utensils heard rattling; doors and windows also seen shaking Prabhat Khabar
246 Patuakhali BD 22.534 90.334 3 2 Felt for nearly 2 min The Observer BD
247 Pench IN 22.016 79.829 F 0 Felt Bhaskar
248 Pendra IN 22.774 81.963 3 0 Mild Deshbandhu
249 Phulbani IN 20.476 84.231 F 0 Navbharat
250 Pipili IN 20.111 85.835 5 0 Felt similar to reports from Konark Navbharat
251 Pirojpur BD 22.579 89.973 5 1 Twenty makeshift houses were damaged The Observer BD
252 Pune IN 18.512 73.885 1 0 Not felt Twitter
253 Puri IN 19.813 85.831 5 2 Many buildings developed cracks and many were injured in Puri district Navbharat
254 Purulia IN 23.332 86.365 4 0 Strong; bed was “vibrating” ABP Ananda; EMSC
255 Raigarh IN 21.895 83.395 3 0 Mild Bhaskar
256 Raipur (Amanaka) IN 21.247 81.586 2 0 Felt between 2 and 20 s; felt distinctly in high-rise buildings; people went outdoors Bhaskar
257 Raipur (Amlidih) IN 21.219 81.677 2 0 Felt between 2 and 20 s; felt distinctly in high-rise buildings; people went outdoors Bhaskar
258 Raipur (Fafadih) IN 21.266 81.643 3 0 People went outdoors at the Lalganga Maidan Bhavan, where it was felt for 30–40 s; people rush outdoors; felt distinctly in high-rise buildings Deshbandhu; Bhaskar
259 Raipur (Khamardih) IN 21.263 81.677 2 0 Felt between 2 and 20 seconds; felt distinctly in high-rise buildings; people went outdoors Bhaskar
260 Raipur (Mowa) IN 21.275 81.667 2 0 Negligible effect felt Hitavada
261 Raipur (Shankar Nagar) IN 21.248 81.672 2 0 Mildly felt indoors in multistoried buildings; people went outdoors Deshbandhu; Bhaskar
262 Raipur (Telibandha) IN 21.237 81.665 2 0 Negligible effect felt Hitavada
263 Rajamundhry IN 17.003 81.791 3 6 Felt for 10 s; people went outdoors; some buildings were damaged PTI; Sakshi.com
264 Rajgangpur IN 22.190 84.579 F 0 Felt Pioneer
265 Rajshahi BD 24.365 88.600 3 0 Mild; strong Jugantor; UNB; deshebideshe.com
266 Ranchi (Dhurva) IN 23.297 85.280 4 0 Many people went outdoors Prabhat Khabar
267 Ranchi (Harmu) IN 23.357 85.281 5 0 Houses and buildings developed cracks Prabhat Khabar
268 Ranchi (Hinoo) IN 23.327 85.321 4 0 Many people went outdoors Prabhat Khabar
269 Ranchi (Kantatoli) IN 23.364 85.349 4 0 Many people went outdoors Prabhat Khabar
270 Ranchi (Kokar Road) IN 23.376 85.352 4 0 Felt indoors by many; many go outdoors Bhaskar
271 Ranchi (Lalpur) IN 23.368 85.343 4 0 Strong; people frightened and stayed outdoors for a long time Bhaskar
272 Ranchi (Main Road) IN 23.352 85.324 4 2 Felt indoors; people in a hospital went outdoors Bhaskar
273 Ranchi (Ratu Road) IN 23.421 85.215 4 0 Many people went outdoors Prabhat Khabar
274 Ranchi (Sector 2) IN 23.319 85.296 5 0 Houses and buildings developed cracks Prabhat Khabar
275 Ranchi (Sector 3) IN 23.309 85.296 5 0 Houses and buildings developed cracks Prabhat Khabar
276 Ranchi (Tharpakna) IN 23.369 85.328 4 0 Many people went outdoors Prabhat Khabar
277 Ranchi (Upper Bazaar) IN 23.370 85.320 5 0 Houses and buildings developed cracks Prabhat Khabar
278 Raurkela IN 22.224 84.822 4 0 Buildings shaken; furniture shaken; felt distinctly in multistoried buildings in Civil Township, Basanti Colony, Koyalnagar, Uditnagar, and on Power House Road. Jagran
279 Rengali IN 21.271 85.017 4 0 People frightened and ran outdoors Navbharat
280 Repalle IN 16.018 80.840 2 0 Felt for 5 s New Indian Express
281 Saddu IN 21.504 81.684 2 0 Negligible effect felt Hitavada
282 Sakaldaha IN 25.350 83.257 3 0 Felt indoors by very few; loose objects shaken or heard rattling Jagran
283 Sambalpur IN 21.466 83.975 3 0 Mildly felt throughout the city, including at Bada Bazaar Dhunyali, Gopalmal, Khetrajpur, Maneshwar, Modipada, and Sonapali, Jagran
284 Saraipali IN 21.319 83.019 2 0 Felt indoors Navbharat
285 Sasaram IN 24.945 84.015 F 0 Felt Hindustan Dainik
286 Shailo IN 20.302 86.399 F 0 Person badly hurt after falling down stairs when running outside Navbharat
287 Sherghati IN 24.558 84.791 F 0 Felt Jagran
288 Shillong IN 25.578 91.893 1 0 Not felt Twitter
289 Singrauli IN 24.198 82.669 F 0 Felt Bhaskar
290 Sitamarhi IN 26.597 85.495 F 0 Felt Prabhat Khabar
291 Sittwe MY 20.144 92.897 2 0 Light tremor; door shaken Twitter
292 Sonepur IN 20.847 83.895 3 0 Mild tremors felt for 30 s; furniture shaken Navbharat
293 Srikakulam IN 18.296 83.896 3 0 Minor tremors felt for 12 sby people at rest AndhraNews.net; Hindu
294 Surajpur IN 23.219 82.850 F 0 Felt Hitavada
295 Surguja IN 22.941 83.166 3 0 Mild Deshbandhu
296 Talcher IN 20.953 85.233 4 0 People frightened and run outdoors Navbharat
297 Tekari IN 24.942 84.836 F 0 Felt Jagran
298 Tuni IN 17.355 82.548 3 0 Felt for 10 s; people went outdoors PTI
299 Ulubaria IN 22.474 88.100 F 0 Felt Anand Bazaar Patrika
300 Varanasi IN 25.317 82.974 2 0 Felt; people went outdoors; felt on the fifth floor of a building Amar Ujala; Hindustan Dainik; volcanodiscovery.com
301 Vijayawada IN 16.506 80.647 3 0 Mild tremors felt New Indian Express
302 Vishakhapatnam (Gajuwaka) IN 17.699 83.216 3 0 Mild tremors felt for 10 s Twitter
303 Vishakhapatnam (Gopalapatnam) IN 17.748 83.219 3 0 Felt for 8–10 s volcanodiscovery.com
304 Vishakhapatnam (Madhurawada) IN 17.822 83.352 3 0 Moderately felt; bed shaken; people went outdoors volcanodiscovery.com
305 Vishakhapatnam (MVP Colony) IN 17.742 83.328 3 0 Chair shaken Hindu
306 Vishakhapatnam (Simhachalam) IN 17.766 83.248 3 0 Mild tremors felt for 10 s Twitter
307 Vishakhapatnam (Thatichetlapalem) IN 17.734 83.290 3 0 Furniture seen shaking Hindu
308 Vishakhapatnam (Yendada) IN 17.775 83.358 3 0 Two closely spaced tremors felt indoors; people rushed outdoors Deccan Chronicle
309 Vizianagaram IN 18.106 83.395 3 0 Minor tremors felt for 12 s AndhraNews.net
310 Wazirganj IN 24.802 85.243 F 0 Felt Jagran

* BD, Bangladesh; IN, India; MY, Myanmar; NP, Nepal.

† European Macroseismic Scale (EMS) magnitudes are from Grünthal (1998). F, felt (i.e., a report that shaking was felt, with no other details).

‡ Sources are listed in Table S4 and are from 21–23 May 2014 issues. EMSC, European Mediterranean Seismological Centre.

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