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M8.6 earthquake, 1950 Assam-Tibet Earthquake, 1950-08-15

MagnitudeM8.6mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1950-08-15 14:09

Rank in 19501 / 123among M6+

Rank since 190011 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×7,943approx.

1950 Assam-Tibet Earthquake · 28.36, 96.44

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1950 M8.6M8.6

1931 M7.6M7.6

1947 M7.3M7.3

1908 M7.2M7.2

1970 M7.0M7.0

1964 M6.6M6.6

1937 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.3 1947-07-29	1947-07-29 13:43	20 km	73 km W of Shi Yomi, India
M6.3 1938-11-21	1938-11-21 01:11	15 km	167 km NNE of Shi Yomi, India
M6.5 1937-08-31	1937-08-31 14:15	15 km	28 km SSW of Sarupathar, India
M7.6 1931-01-27	1931-01-27 20:09	15 km	37 km S of Sarupathar, India
M7.2 1908-12-12	1908-12-12 12:54	15 km	64 km NNE of Sarupathar, India
M6.4 1906-08-31	1906-08-31 14:57	15 km	81 km NNE of Sarupathar, India

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.