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UTC time: 1950-08-15 14:09:34: ISC event: 895681: USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: August 15, 1950 (): Local time: 19:39:34 IST: Magnitude: 8.7 M w [1]: Depth: 15 km (9.3 mi) [1] Epicenter: 1]: Fault: Main Himalayan Thrust: Type: Oblique-slip [2]: Areas affected: Assam, India Tibet, China: Max. intensity: MMI XI (Extreme) [3]: Casualties: 4,800: Main faults of the Himalayas/Tibetan Plateau. The ...
The 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake was one of the largest of all time. 1,530 people were killed and major property damage was caused. Costs were around $20 million (1950 rate). Many large aftershocks followed. These events have been plotted on the map but are not listed to prevent cluttering. 1,530: 17 [101] Fiji, south of: 6.9: 609.8: 21 [102 ...
Magnitude MMI Deaths Injuries Total damage / notes 2023-11-03: North-India, Nepal 5.7 M w: VIII 153 375 Buildings damaged, all casualties in Nepal [2] [3] 2022-07-28 Baikunthpur, Chhattisgarh: 4.6 M w: IV 5 Minor [4] [5] 2021-04-28: Assam: 6.0 M w: VII 2 12 Moderate damage [6] [7] 2019-07-24 Maharashtra: 4.1 M w: IV 1 1 Minor [8] [9] 2018-09-12 ...
Tibet was struck with a magnitude 6.8 earthquake on Tuesday, one of the most powerful tremors in recent years, that hit the northern foothills of the Himalayas, killing at least 95 people. Tibet ...
1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake-India, Assam – China, Tibet August 15, 1950 7 8.6 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake: United States, Alaska: March 9, 1957 7 8.6 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake: United States, Aleutian Island: April 1, 1946 8 8.5 1963 Kuril Islands earthquake: USSR, Kuril Islands: October 13, 1963 8 8.5 1938 Banda Sea earthquake
8.8 6 February 27, 2010: Maule, Chile 2010 Chile earthquake: 8.8 7 February 3, 1965: Rat Islands, Alaska, United States 1965 Rat Islands earthquake: 8.7 8 August 15, 1950: Assam, India – Tibet, China 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake: 8.6–8.7 [39] 9 April 1, 1946: Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake: 8.6 9 ...
An 8.6 magnitude earthquake killed 780 people in India. At 7:39 pm Indian Standard Time, the city of Dibrugarh was destroyed by the first shock, which the USGS reported to be the fifth largest earthquake "ever to show up on the world's seismographs".
Damage at Assam. [13] 1956-07-16: Sagaing: 7.1 M w VIII 34.3 38 1954-03-21 Sagaing 7.4 mb 180.0 Some damage reported in India. [14] 1952-06-19 Shan 6.7 M w VIII 10.0 Homes collapsed and landslides occurred in Yunnan. [15] 1950-08-15: Assam: 8.6 M w XI 15.0 4,800 Rupture partially extended to Burma and was felt strongly [16] 1946-09-12 Sagaing 7 ...