A powerful deadly quake shook Assam , India On This Day in 1897. More than 1,500 people died in this 8.8 earthquake. The epicenter struck the town of Shillong in northern India . The quake was felt by people thousands of miles away. Source: History.com http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/deadly-quake-hits-india On This Day is a prompt to further explore historical events. © Jeanne Ruczhak-Eckman, 2015
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