1869 Cachar earthquake

1869 Cachar earthquake
Local date January 10, 1869 (1869-01-10)
Magnitude 7.4 Mw [1]
Epicenter 25°30′N 93°00′E / 25.5°N 93.0°E / 25.5; 93.0Coordinates: 25°30′N 93°00′E / 25.5°N 93.0°E / 25.5; 93.0 [1]
Areas affected India
Total damage Severe [2]
Max. intensity VII (Damaging) [3]
Casualties 2 [2]

The 1869 Cachar earthquake occurred on 10 January with an estimated moment magnitude of 7.4 and a maximum EMS-98 intensity of VII (Damaging). Two people were killed and damage was considered severe.

Selected EMS-98 intensities
IntensityLocations
VII (Damaging) Silchar, Imphal
VI (Slightly damaging) Golaghat, Sylhet
V (Strong) Dhaka
IV (Largely observed) Kolkata
III (Weak) Hazaribagh
II (Scarcely felt) Midnapore
Martin & Szeliga 2010

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Ambraseys, N. N.; Douglas, J. (2004). "Magnitude calibration of north Indian earthquakes". Geophysical Journal International. 159 (1): 179. Bibcode:2004GeoJI.159..165A. doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02323.x. ISSN 0956-540X.
  2. 1 2 National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS), Significant Earthquake Database, National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
  3. ↑ Martin, S.; Szeliga, W. (2010), "A Catalog of Felt Intensity Data for 570 Earthquakes in India from 1636 to 2009", Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Electronic Supplement (table S2), Seismological Society of America, 100 (2): 562–569, Bibcode:2010BuSSA.100..562M, doi:10.1785/0120080328

Sources

  • Davis, W. M. (1883), "The Cachar earthquake of 1869", Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, ns-1 (3): 67, Bibcode:1883Sci.....1...67D, doi:10.1126/science.ns-1.3.67
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