The 1947 Assam earthquake occurred on 29 July at 13:43 UTC with an Mw of 7.3 and a maximum EMS-98 intensity of V (Strong).
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| UTC time | 1947-07-29 13:43:24 |
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| ISC event | 897970 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | July 29, 1947 |
| Local time | 18:43:24 |
| Magnitude | 7.3 Mw[1] |
| Depth | 60 km |
| Epicenter | 28°30′N 94°00′E / 28.50°N 94.00°E[1] |
| Max. intensity | EMS-98 V (Strong)[2] |
Earthquake
editThe earthquake was located near the border between India and Tibet. Some sources put the epicenter in India, and some put it in Tibet.[3][4] The released seismic moment was about 1.5×1020 Nm.[5] The mechanism of the earthquake is not well known.[6] In the Chinese literature, this earthquake was often located around the Nang County, Tibet.[7]
Damage
editIn Dibrugarh, Jorhat, and Tezpur, there were cracks in walls. Failure of electricity was reported in Guwahati.[4]
Other seismicity
editThe border region was struck by the much larger 8.6 Mw Assam–Tibet earthquake three years later, on August 15, 1950.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Engdahl, E. R.; Vallaseñor, A. (2002). "Global seismicity: 1900–1999" (PDF). International Handbook of Earthquake & Engineering Seismology. Part A, Volume 81A (First ed.). Academic Press. p. 679. ISBN 978-0124406520.
- ^ 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), 100 (2): 562–569, Bibcode:2010BuSSA.100..562M, doi:10.1785/0120080328, archived from the original on 2016-11-12, retrieved 2017-12-24
- ^ National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
- ^ a b AASC. "Documentation on past disasters, their impact, measures taken, vulnerable areas in Assam" (PDF). Assam Administrative Staff College. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-17.
- ^ Delescluse, M.; Chamot-Rooke, N. (2007), "Instantaneous deformation and kinematics of the India-Australia Plate", Geophysical Journal International, 168 (2): 818, Bibcode:2007GeoJI.168..818D, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.03181.x
- ^ Sengupta, P.; Nath, S. K.; Thingbaijam, K. K. S.; Mistri, S. (2011). "Fractal analysis of major faults in India on a regional scale" (PDF). Journal of the Geological Society of India. 78 (3): 229. Bibcode:2011JGSI...78..226S. doi:10.1007/s12594-011-0086-4. S2CID 129791639.
- ^ "青藏块体8级左右地震前中强地震活动图像的相似性演化" by 朱红彬
External links
edit- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.