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1897 Assam earthquake

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being thrust violently upwards by about 11 meters. The fault was about 110 km in length while the fault slip was about 18 m (accuracy more or less by 7 m). At the epicenter, vertical acceleration is thought to have been greater than
246:. There was a minimum displacement on the main fault of 11 m, although some calculations have placed this figure at as high as 16 m; one of the greatest for any measured earthquake. The calculated 318:, the earthquake damaged every stone house and half the houses built of wood. The shock leveled the ground and resulted in 13 deaths. The fissure was also reported in the area. In Sohra 385:
is said to have fallen through a fissure whilst on a river with her husband. The husband tried to hold onto her hair but lost hold of her. The woman's body was not recovered from the
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Thought to have happened 32 km beneath the surface, the earthquake left masonry buildings in ruins over 400,000 km area and was felt over 650,000 km from
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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
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were heavily damaged. Dozens of aftershocks were felt in and around the region with the last event being felt on 9 October 1897 at 01:40
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extended 180 km along the strike and from 9–45 km beneath the surface, indicating that the entire thickness of the
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The earthquake occurred on the south–southwest-dipping reverse Oldham Fault that forms the northern edge of the
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Gahalaut, V. K.; Chander, R. (1992). "A Rupture Model for the Great Earthquake of 1897, Northeast India".
416: 211: 353:, shocks took place at 16:30 local time, according to villagers living at the foot of the hills north of 2364: 2321: 2316: 2271: 2261: 2251: 2126: 2116: 2111: 2015: 2005: 1990: 1975: 1965: 1823: 1808: 1783: 1738: 1652: 1597: 1571: 1470: 1420: 1349: 1278: 1243: 1141: 1055: 338:, the earthquake lasted for 3 minutes. the Brahmaputra river rose by 7.6  ft. Damage was caused to 968: 1541: 1450: 1263: 1197: 1090: 923: 884: 680: 516: 462: 396: 390: 2369: 2359: 1354: 1227: 822: 308: 2354: 726: 704: 534: 480: 366: 354: 247: 810: 838:"The effects of the earthquake in 1897 on the Shaistaganj division of the Assam-Bengal Railway" 948: 902: 696: 669:
Bilham, Roger; England, Philip (2001). "Plateau 'pop-up' in the great 1897 Assam earthquake".
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Tom LaTouche and the Great Assam Earthquake of 12 June 1897: Letters from the Epicenter
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National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972),
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Map showing the epicentre and the areas affected by the 1897 earthquake
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Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers
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Government House in Shillong before and after the earthquake
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temple and railway lines, where five people died. In
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Historical Seismograms and Earthquakes of the World
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There were 545 casualties; 55 in 25: 877:Geophysical Journal International 836:Anderson, Francis Philip (1900). 815:Assam District Gazetteers: Sylhet 898:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02323.x 562:National Geophysical Data Center 326:, it resulted in waves from the 48: 41: 744:(10): 1632–1638. Archived from 156: 427:List of historical earthquakes 1: 947:. 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Index

Assam earthquake of 1897
1897 Assam earthquake is located in India
Mw
26°00â€ČN 90°42â€ČE / 26.0°N 90.7°E / 26.0; 90.7
India
Bhutan
Bangladesh
MMI X (Extreme)

Assam
British India
UTC
moment magnitude
Calcutta
Ahmedabad
Peshawar
Seiches
Burma
Shillong Plateau
area of slip
crust

Burma
Delhi
Bhutan
UT
Shillong Plateau
g

East Bengal Railway

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