6.3
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M6.3 earthquake near Pāsighāt, Arunachal Pradesh
27819 d ago · 18 Aug 1950, 01:07 UTC 136 km NNE of P?sigh?t, India
What happened
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 136 km NNE of P?sigh?t, India on 18 Aug 1950, 01:07 UTC at a depth of 20 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 Pāsighāt, about 136 km away in Arunachal Pradesh, India.
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First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC
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No other events recorded within about 300 km in the last 30 days.