1950 Assam?Tibet earthquake

1950 Assam?Tibet earthquake
UTC time	1950-08-15 14:09:34
ISC event	895681
USGS- ANSS	ComCat
Local date	August 15, 1950
Local time	7:39 pm IST
Magnitude	8.6 M w
Depth	15 km (9.3 mi)
Epicenter	28°22′N 96°27′E / 28.36°N 96.45°E
Type	Strike-slip
Areas affected	Tibet , Assam
Max. intensity	XI ( Extreme )
Casualties	4,800

The Asssam-Tibet earthquake , ^[1] also called the Assam earthquake , ^[1] happened on 15 August 1950. The earthquake had a magnitude of 8.6. It killed 1,526 people. It was the 6th biggest earthquake of the 20th century. ^[2] It is also the biggest earthquake on record that was not caused by an oceanic subduction . Instead, it was caused by two continental plates converging (crashing together).

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Historic Earthquakes, Assam - Tibet" . United States Geological Survey . Archived from the original on November 10, 2016 . Retrieved January 24, 2012 .
↑ "Largest Earthquakes in the World Since 1900" . United States Geological Survey . Sep 20, 2011. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010 . Retrieved December 17, 2010 .

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[earthquake.usgs.gov-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Historic Earthquakes, Assam - Tibet" . United States Geological Survey . Archived from the original on November 10, 2016 . Retrieved January 24, 2012 .

[2] "Largest Earthquakes in the World Since 1900" . United States Geological Survey . Sep 20, 2011. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010 . Retrieved December 17, 2010 .

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