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Historic Earthquake
1950 Assam–Tibet Earthquake
15 August 1950 · People's Republic of China
On 15 August 1950 at 14:09 UTC, a magnitude 8.6 earthquake struck People's Republic of China, at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 48 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 1,530 people. It is the 12th most powerful of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 15 August 1950
- Time
- 14:09 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.6
- Depth
- 33 km
- Maximum Intensity
- XI (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 1,530
- Estimated Damage
- 20 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- People's Republic of China
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth