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Historic Earthquake
1947 India Earthquake
29 July 1947 · India
On 29 July 1947 at 13:43 UTC, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck India, at a depth of 60 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 105 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental collision).
- Date
- 29 July 1947
- Time
- 13:43 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.9
- Depth
- 60 km
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- India
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth