Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 16, 1950 Earthquake

The earthquake hit India on Wednesday, August 16, 1950 at 20:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Myitkyina (India - IN), about 168.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 97.217 and latitude 26.886.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	25.0 km
Coordinates	26.886, 97.217
UTC time	1950-08-16 20:11:19.670

Location	Tinsukia
Country	India (IN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1950-08-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Myitkyina	168.2 km
Shangpa	172.2 km
Tinsukia	195.8 km
Yingpan	198.3 km
Liuku	200.0 km
Mingguang	203.8 km
Gudong	213.5 km
Jietou	216.7 km
Jinding	226.7 km
Qushi	231.6 km
Zhonghe	235.6 km
Dibrugarh	238.0 km

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