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Great mag. 8.6 earthquake - 1950 Assam-Tibet Earthquake (India) on Tuesday, 15 August 1950

Great mag. 8.6 earthquake - 1950 Assam-Tibet Earthquake (India) on Tuesday, 15 August 1950
Date & time: Tuesday, 15 August 1950 14:09 UTC
Magnitude: 8.6
Depth: 15.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 28.363°N / 96.445°E (India)
Nearby towns and cities:
34 km (21 mi) NW of Hayuliang (pop: 1,800)
59 km (37 mi) NE of Tezu (pop: 14,900)
114 km (71 mi) NE of Pāsighāt (pop: 25,600)
124 km (77 mi) NE of Dum Duma (pop: 21,700)
144 km (90 mi) NE of Tinsukia (pop: 89,400)
180 km (112 mi) NE of Dibrugarh (pop: 122,200)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 5 x 1017 joules (1.4 x 105 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.2 x 108 tons of TNT or 7486.7 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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Tue, 15 Aug 14:09 UTCM 8.6 / 15 km1950 Assam-Tibet Earthquake (India)USGS
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Aftershocks of the 8.6 quake: 1950 Assam-Tibet Earthquake (India), 15 Aug 1950 14:09

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Great mag. 8.6 earthquake - 1950 Assam-Tibet Earthquake (India) on Tuesday, 15 August 1950
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