The Assam-Tibet earthquake occured on August 15, 1950. It had a magnitude of 8.6.
The epicentre was located in the Mishmi Hills in India, known in Chinese as the Quilinggong Mountains.
On a Tuesday evening at 7:89 PM (Indian Standard Time), the earthquake was dangerous and destructive in both Assam and Tibet, 4,800 people were killed. This earthquake is notable as being the largest recorded quake caused my continental collision.
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