M6.4 earthquake near Along, Arunachal Pradesh

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 3 km NE of Shi Yomi, India on 8 Oct 1950, 04:50 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 Along, about 58 km away in Arunachal Pradesh, India.