M8.6 earthquake near Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh

What happened

A magnitude 8.6 earthquake struck 1950 Assam-Tibet Earthquake on 15 Aug 1950, 14:09 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Great. Can cause severe damage across hundreds of kilometres and may trigger tsunamis. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Tezu, about 59 km away in Arunachal Pradesh, India.