What the records say
- When
- 19 Jan 1975
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.8
- Where
- India
- Coordinates
- 32.46° N, 78.43° E
- Deaths
- 47
- Depth km
- 33
1975 Kinnaur earthquake
Earthquake in Himachal Pradesh, India
An earthquake occurred in Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh, northern India, in the early afternoon of 19 January 1975. It had a magnitude of 6.8 on the surface-wave magnitude scale and a maximum perceived intensity of IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale, causing extensive damage. It caused 47 casualties. Landslides, rock falls and avalanches caused major damage to the Hindustan-Tibet Road.
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- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The 6.8 Kinnaur earthquake shook northern India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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