M6.0 earthquake near Danai, Kachin State

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 126 km NNE of Sarupathar, India on 3 Oct 1950, 23:01 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 Danai, about 119 km away in Kachin State, Myanmar.