The 1930 Dhubri earthquake occurred on near
Dhubri,
India
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(then
British India
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). It had a magnitude of 7.1. Most of the buildings were damaged in Dhubri and the surrounding areas. This earthquake did not cause any fatalities.
The maximum intensity was IX (''Devastating tremor'') on the
Rossi–Forel scale
The Rossi–Forel scale was one of the first seismic scales to represent earthquake intensities. Developed by Michele Stefano Conte de Rossi of Italy and François-Alphonse Forel of Switzerland during the late 19th century, it was used commonly f ...
near Dhubri.
See also
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List of earthquakes in 1930
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List of earthquakes in India
References
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