8.6mw
1950 Assam–Tibet Earthquake
Sensitivity zones:
strong — up to 401.9 km
moderate — up to 1004.8 km
weak — up to 2232.8 km
About this earthquake
The strongest continental earthquake ever recorded — it occurred not under the ocean but in the Himalayan collision zone of the Indian and Eurasian plates. Enormous landslides dammed rivers, and the later failure of those dams caused catastrophic floods.
Sensitivity zones
Approximate radii, derived from magnitude and hypocentre depth, within which shaking is typically felt:
- strong — up to 401.9 km
- moderate — up to 1004.8 km
- weak — up to 2232.8 km
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