• The 1950 AssamTibet earthquake, also known as the Assam earthquake, occurred on 15 August and had a moment magnitude of 8.7. The epicentre was located...
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    Earthquakes are caused by movements within the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle. They range from events too weak to be detectable except by sensitive...
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  • Assam earthquake may refer to: 1897 Assam earthquake 1947 Assam earthquake 1950 AssamTibet earthquake 2021 Assam earthquake This disambiguation page lists...
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  • India is pushing into Asia. The large 8.6 Mw  AssamTibet earthquake in 1950 was a megathrust earthquake that resulted from a rupture along the Main Himalayan...
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  • Plate, the largest recorded earthquake was the 1950 AssamTibet earthquake, at magnitude 8.7. It is estimated that earthquakes with magnitude 9.0 or larger...
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    in the country since the 1950 AssamTibet earthquake, which registered at 8.6 Mw. It is the 18th deadliest earthquake of all time. On November 6, 2008...
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    than the acts of human beings. A natural disaster might be caused by earthquakes, flooding, volcanic eruption, landslide, hurricanes, etc. To be classified...
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  • (seiches in Puerto Rico), the 1950 Assam-Tibet earthquake (India/China) (seiches in England and Norway), the 2010 Chile earthquake (seiches in Louisiana). Notably...
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  • much larger 8.6 Mw  AssamTibet earthquake three years later, on August 15, 1950. List of earthquakes in 1947 List of earthquakes in India Engdahl, E...
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    This is a List of earthquakes in China, part of the series of lists of disasters in China. Earthquakes in the loess plateau where residents lived in yaodong...
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    Kashmir earthquake. The 1950 AssamTibet earthquake is known to have generated seiches as far away as Norway and southern England. Other earthquakes in the...
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  • Lanka (town) (redirect from Lanka, Assam)
    this place was also made the base camps. It was only after the 1950 AssamTibet earthquake that the water level raised again. Rangmahala, a place in the...
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    earthquakes (M > 8.0) – 1897 Assam earthquake and 1950 Assam-Tibet earthquake – and about 20 large earthquakes (8.0 > M > 7.0) since 1897. The 1950 Assam-Tibet...
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  • to the Lohit river valley on the border of Tibet and her experiences with the 1950 AssamTibet earthquake during that expedition in her book My Hill So...
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  • "Bhairav Lake"). The Original Bhairab Kund lake burst during the 1950 AssamTibet earthquake leaving the Shiv Linga on the bed of the lake. The current lake...
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    role of the Assam Rifles continued to evolve when in 1950 a devastating earthquake hit the Assam region and the force was called in to assist in the reconstruction...
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  • the Xunhua uprising broke out and in 1959, a major uprising erupted in Tibet, resulting in the deaths of tens of thousands of Tibetans, and the Dalai...
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    Subansiri River (category Rivers of Assam)
    Sino-Indian border conflict has put an end to the practice. The 1950 AssamTibet earthquake caused landslides blocking the flow of Subansiri at Gerukamukh...
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    Indian and the Eurasian Plates, which makes Anini earthquake-prone. The 1950 AssamTibet earthquake badly affected both the Dibang and Lower Dibang Valleys...
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    This list of 20th-century earthquakes is a list of earthquakes of magnitude 6 and above that occurred in the 20th century. Sone smaller events which nevertheless...
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    Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2020-10-18. "M 8.6 - 1950 Assam-Tibet Earthquake". US Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2020-10-19...
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  • ISBN 89-954424-2-5 "Fratton Park the home of Portsmouth". "M 8.6 - 1950 Assam-Tibet Earthquake". earthquake.usgs.gov. USGS. Retrieved 14 August 2021. Ranter, Harro...
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  • - 1950 Assam-Tibet Earthquake". United States Geological Survey. August 15, 1950. Retrieved November 24, 2016. "M 8.6 - 1950 Assam-Tibet Earthquake"....
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  • homeless. The earthquake is considered one of the deadliest in northeastern India since the 1950 AssamTibet earthquake. List of earthquakes in India Lists...
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  • 2022. "M 6.0 - 9 km NNW of Dhekiajuli, India". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-28. "Assam Earthquake: 6.4 magnitude quake, 7 aftershocks jolt Northeast...
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    list of earthquakes in South Asia. List of earthquakes in Afghanistan List of earthquakes in India List of earthquakes in Nepal List of earthquakes in Pakistan...
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  • Ledo Airfield (category Airports in Assam)
    1944–1945. It is now abandoned, having been destroyed by the 1950 AssamTibet earthquake. The airfield was located at the Railhead for the Ledo Road and...
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  • since 1950. Although always prone to floods, the frequency of disastrous floods was increased in the area after the 1950 Assam-Tibet earthquake, also...
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    rule in Assam, the temple lost much of its lands and other privileges. It suffered greatly in the 1897 Assam and 1950 AssamTibet earthquakes. The temple's...
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  • expeditions over a period of nearly fifty years, exploring Tibet, North Western China, Myanmar and Assam (in Northeastern India). In Myanmar he met and conducted...
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