The 1947 Assam earthquake occurred on 29 July at 13:43 UTC with an Mw of 7.3 and a maximum EMS-98 intensity of V (Strong).

The earthquake was located near the border between India and Tibet.

[6] In the Chinese literature, this earthquake was often located around the Nang County, Tibet.

[7] In Dibrugarh, Jorhat, and Tezpur, there were cracks in walls.

[4] The border region was struck by the much larger 8.6 Mw  Assam–Tibet earthquake three years later, on August 15, 1950.