M5.8 earthquake 84 km SSE of Hayuliang, India
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 84 km SSE of Hayuliang, India on Wed, Aug 16, 1950, 2:31 AM GMT+5:30 (21:01 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 94 km NNE of Sarupathar, India. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1950-08-15 21:01:35 UTC
- Depth
- 25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 27.337° N, 96.777° E
- Region
- India
- Strongest shaking
- VI, strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VI, strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 17.4% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.3 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.62
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.8 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.585 km NNE of Sarupathar, India · 27804 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.774 km NNE of Sarupathar, India · 27804 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.7113 km NNE of Sarupathar, India · 27800 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
- 6.194 km NNE of Sarupathar, India · 27799 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.795 km NNE of Sarupathar, India · 27798 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
- 6.0126 km NNE of Sarupathar, India · 27756 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem895688. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:40 AM UTC.