What the records say
- When
- 12 Jun 1897
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 26.00° N, 90.70° E
- Deaths
- 1542
- Max water height m
- 3
- Source quake magnitude
- 8
- Runups
- 1
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1897 Assam earthquake
Earthquake in India
An earthquake occurred on 12 June, in Assam, British India at 11:06 UTC, and had an estimated moment magnitude of 8.2–8.3. It resulted in approximately 1,542 human casualties and caused catastrophic damage to infrastructures. Damage from the earthquake extended into Calcutta, where dozens of buildings were severely damaged, with some buildings partially collapsing.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page