October 23, 1943 Earthquake: Assam, India

Name: October 23, 1943 Earthquake: Assam, India
Start: 1943-10-23
Location: Assam, India

October 23, 1943 · M7.2

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Assam, India on October 23, 1943 at 17:23:21 UTC.

Map

Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date: October 23, 1943
Time: 17:23:21 UTC
Place: Assam, India
Magnitude: 7.2 (Mw)
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 26.705° N, 93.829° E
Country: India

The toll

Damage: Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

1943 Oct 23, 21.5 N 93.5 E, magnitude 7.2. Destructive over NE Assam and minor damage over norther part of Assam. Felt over Assam, Bengal and major parts of Bihar and NE Orissa. (reference #1100)

1943 Oct 23, 17:23:21.22 UTC, 26.705 N 93.829 E, magnitude 7.18 Mw (reference #10476, v.10)

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

Significant earthquakes of 1943 The 1900s Every quake the USGS located in 1943 Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 3761.