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| Local date | January 10, 1869 |
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| Magnitude | 7.4 Mw [1] |
| Epicenter | 25°30′N93°00′E / 25.5°N 93.0°E [1] |
| Areas affected | India |
| Total damage | Severe [2] |
| Max. intensity | EMS-98 VII (Damaging) [3] |
| Casualties | 2 [2] |
The 1869 Cachar earthquake occurred on 10 January with an estimated moment magnitude of 7.4 and a maximum EMS-98 intensity of VII (Damaging). Two people were killed and damage was considered severe. The earthquake was felt in Upper Burma, Bihar, Jharkhand, Bengal and Northeast India.
The cause is said to have been from a 32 kilometres (20 mi) long fissure below the Jaintia Hills, situated north of the Sylhet region. [4]
| Selected EMS-98 intensities | ||
| Intensity | Locations | |
|---|---|---|
| VII (Damaging) | Silchar, Imphal | |
| VI (Slightly damaging) | Golaghat, Sylhet | |
| V (Strong) | Dhaka | |
| IV (Largely observed) | Kolkata | |
| III (Weak) | Hazaribagh | |
| II (Scarcely felt) | Midnapore | |
| Martin & Szeliga 2010 | ||
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