M6.2 earthquake near Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 56 km NNW of Tezu, India on 16 Aug 1950, 06:42 UTC at a depth of 25 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Tezu, about 57 km away in Arunachal Pradesh, India.