M6.0 earthquake near Tangla, Assam
31308 d ago · 27 Jan 1941, 02:30 UTC 23 km WSW of Udalguri, India
What happened
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 23 km WSW of Udalguri, India on 27 Jan 1941, 02:30 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 Tangla, about 6 km away in Assam, India.
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