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2016 Northeast India Earthquake
3 January 2016 · Impahl · India
On 3 January 2016 at 23:05 UTC, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck India (Impahl), at a depth of 55 km. It occurred on the Indian Plate, 252 km from its boundary with the Eurasian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 13 people and injured 100.
- Date
- 3 January 2016
- Time
- 23:05 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.7
- Depth
- 55 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 13
- Injuries
- 100
- Estimated Damage
- 75 million US dollars
- Plate
- Indian Plate
- Country
- India
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19881988 Myanmar-India Earthquake · M 7.25 deaths
- 1961India · M 7.6
- 1954Calcutta, Cuttack · M 7.4
- 19461946 Sagaing Earthquakes · M 7.8
- 19461946 Sagaing Earthquakes · M 7.5
- 1943Assam · M 7.2
- 1932Assam · M 7.0
- 1918Srimangal · M 7.6
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth