M7.3 earthquake near Along, Arunachal Pradesh

What happened

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck 73 km W of Shi Yomi, India on 29 Jul 1947, 13:43 UTC at a depth of 20 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Major. Can cause serious damage over large areas. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Along, about 120 km away in Arunachal Pradesh, India.