1869 Cachar earthquake
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. The earthquake was felt in Upper Burma, Bihar, Jharkhand, Bengal and Northeast India. The cause is said to have been from a 20 mile long fissure below the Jaintia Hills, situated north of the Sylhet region.[4]
| Selected EMS-98 intensities | ||
| Intensity | Locations | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
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| Local date | January 10, 1869 |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 7.4 Mw [1] |
| Epicenter | 25.5°N 93.0°E [1] |
| Areas affected | India |
| Total damage | Severe [2] |
| Max. intensity | VII (Damaging) [3] |
| Casualties | 2 [2] |
References
- 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.
- National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
- 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
- B C Allen (1905). "Physical Aspects". Assam District Gazetteers. 2. Calcutta: Government of Assam. p. 13.
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, PMID 17814146
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