CONTAI EARTHQUAKE 1866 AD

   

This earthquake occurred on 23 January, 1866. It is described to be slight but was accompanied by loud rumbling sound like the passage of artillery over a metal road (Oldham, 1883). From the felt reports the maximum MM intensity assigned is VI, and its magnitude is 5.0 on Richter scale. The epicentral location is 21.8N, 87.8E.