M6.6 earthquake near Udalguri, Assam

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 34 km NNW of Tawang, India on 3 Dec 1915, 02:39 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Udalguri, about 126 km away in Assam, India.