1869 Cachar earthquake
# 1869 Cachar earthquake

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.

## Earthquake

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.

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 ||
