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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 ...
1950-08-15: 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake [12: Zayü County, Tibet: 8.6 M w 4,000: Largest seismic event ever recorded in China and largest known seismic event on land. 3,300 deaths in Chinese-claimed territories 1952-08-18: 1952 Damxung earthquake
Since 1950, there have been 21 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above in what is know as the Lhasa block, the largest of which was the 6.9-magnitude quake in Mainling in 2017, according to CCTV.
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
Date Location 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
Historical earthquakes is a list of significant earthquakes known to have occurred prior to the early 20th century. As the events listed here occurred before routine instrumental recordings — later followed by seismotomography imaging technique, [1] observations using space satellites from outer space, [2] artificial intelligence (AI)-based earthquake warning systems [3] — they rely mainly ...
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 ...