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The 1947 Assam earthquake occurred on 29 July at 13:43 UTC with an of 7.3 and a maximum EMS-98 intensity of V (''Strong'').


Earthquake

The earthquake was located near the border between
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. Some sources put the epicenter in India, and some put it in Tibet. The released seismic moment was about 1.5×1020 Nm. The mechanism of the earthquake is not well known. In the Chinese literature, this earthquake was often located around the Nang County,
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Damage

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Jorhat Jorhat ( /) is a major city in Upper Assam division, Upper Assam and among the fastest growing urban centres in the state of Assam in India. Etymology Jorhat ("jor" means twin and "hat" means market) means two hats or mandis - "Masorhaat" and ...
, and Tezpur, there were cracks in walls. Failure of electricity was reported in
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Other seismicity

The border region was struck by the much larger 8.6 Assam–Tibet earthquake three years later, on August 15, 1950.


See also

* List of earthquakes in 1947 * List of earthquakes in India


References


External links

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