Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 16, 1950 Earthquake

The earthquake hit India on Wednesday, August 16, 1950 at 17:51 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Itanagar (India - IN), about 91.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 92.802 and latitude 27.492.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 27.492, 92.802
UTC time 1950-08-16 17:51:34.820
Location Tezpur
Country India (IN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1950-08-16

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