Archiviert vom Original am 25. Upper Assam most affected by 1950 earthquake Ajit Patowary GUWAHATI, April 30 – The earthquake on August 15, 1950, had caused extensive damage to the Upper Assam areas and Arunachal Pradesh, besides the Tibet region of China. ↑ Significant Earthquake: 1950-08-15 India-China. NOAA, abgerufen am 4.
The 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake, also known as the Assam earthquake, occurred on 15 August and had a moment magnitude of 8.6. A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has struck the Himalayan region of Tibet. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), that quake was more damaging in Assam than that of the 1897, in terms of property loss. J. Info: Der Archivlink wurde automatisch eingesetzt und noch nicht geprüft. It killed 1,526 people. EARTHQUAKE OF 1950 F. KINGDON-WARD ON the evening of 15 August 1950 one of the biggest earthquakes ever recorded took place in south-eastern Tibet, close to the Assam frontier (Geogr. (Nicht mehr online verfügbar.) It was the 6th biggest earthquake of the 20th century. earthquake. Language; Watch; Edit; The Asssam-Tibet earthquake, also called the Assam earthquake, happened on 15 August 1950. August 2009; abgerufen am 12. November 2009. The earthquake had a magnitude of 8.6. The Earthquake of Assam, Tibet. How did the Tibetan Plateau form? Location Tibet is located on the South-West border of China.
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It is also the biggest earthquake on record that was not caused by an oceanic subduction. The earthquake occurred at 26.6N, 96.5E. Landslides -Aftershock-a quake that occurs after a major earthquake;these can happen many years after an earthquake -Many aftershocks measuring 6.0 or more on Richter scale after the earthquake -Geographical spread of aftershocks broad:Indian The epicentre was located in the Mishmi Hills, known in Chinese as the Qilinggong Mountains (祁灵公山), south of the Kangri Garpo and just east of the Himalayas in the North-East Frontier Agency part of Assam, India. Damage Roads literally cracked in ↑ Historic Earthquakes Assam - Tibet.
1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake.
The US Geological Survey said the quake hit at a depth of 32km (20 miles), about 300km (186 miles) northwest of the city of Qamdo. Aftershocks Let's Review!
The plate of India and Eurasia plate collided to create the highest plateau.