It had an estimated magnitude of about 8.1 Mw and caused shaking that reached IX (Violent) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

[4] Earlier work on this event gave the year as 1713,[3] but the discovery of more records strongly suggested that the earthquake occurred in 1714.

This is supported by records of the event in northeastern India, stating that it occurred shortly before the death of King Rudra Singh in August 1714.

The largest observed displacement attributed to this event was about 11 m at a site near Samdrup Jongkhar, close to the Bhutan-India border.

[2] The effects of this earthquake were recorded in the writings of the Chief Abbot, Shakya Rinchen, who experienced the event as a four-year-old.