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1897 Assam earthquake
The Assam earthquake of 1897 occurred on June 12 in Assam, India, and had an estimated moment magnitude of 8.3. Considering the size of the earthquake, the mortality rate was not that high, with about 1,542 casualties, but property damage was very heavy. Damage from the earthquake extended into Kolkata where dozens of buildings were badly damaged or partially collapsed. Shaking from the event was felt across India, as far as Ahmedabad and Peshawar. Seiches were also observed in Burma.〔
==Earthquake==
The earthquake occurred on the SSW-dipping reverse Oldham fault that forms the northern edge of the Shillong Plateau within the Indian Plate.〔 There was a minimum displacement on the main fault of , although up to has been calculated, one of the greatest for any measured earthquake. The calculated area of slip extended along strike and from below the surface, indicating that the entire thickness of the crust was involved.
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