The 1956 Sagaing earthquake occurred on July 16, 1956, at 15:07 UTC. The earthquake was located near Sagaing, Burma.[2] This earthquake had a magnitude of Mw 7.1.[1]
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| UTC time | 1956-07-16 15:07:12 |
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| ISC event | 888485 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | July 16, 1956 |
| Local time | 21:37:12 |
| Magnitude | Mw 7.1[1] |
| Depth | 25 km (16 mi)[1] |
| Epicenter | 22°05′N 95°49′E / 22.08°N 95.82°E[1] |
| Max. intensity | MMI IX (Violent) |
| Casualties | 38 deaths |
Thirty-eight people died because of the earthquake.[3] Several pagodas, including the Mingun Pagoda, were severely damaged.[4] The earthquake was close to the Shan-Sagaing Fault.[5] However, the focal mechanism remains undetermined.[6] Near the epicenter, the shaking reached VIII (Severe) to IX (Violent) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Engdahl, E. R.; Vallaseñor, A. (2002). "Global seismicity: 1900–1999" (PDF). International Handbook of Earthquake & Engineering Seismology. Part A, Volume 81A (First ed.). Academic Press. p. 680. ISBN 978-0124406520.
- ^ a b Cho, A.; Htu, U. (1993). Major important factors in Myanmar : Construction, insurance, community preparedness and prediction (PDF). World Seismic Safety Initiative (WSSI). International Center for Disaster-Mitigation Engineering (INCEDE). 8–11 feb. 1993. Bangkok. TH. Document 6970.[permanent dead link]
- ^ National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
- ^ UN-HABITAT, Myanmar. "Manual on Earthquake – Causes, Effects & Preparedness" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
- ^ Dasgupta, Sujit; Mukhopadhyay, Basab; Mukhopadhyay, Manoj (September 2012). "Earthquake Forerunner as Probable Precursor – An Example from North Burma Subduction Zone" (PDF). Journal of the Geological Society of India. 80 (3): 393–402. Bibcode:2012JGSI...80..393D. doi:10.1007/s12594-012-0157-1. S2CID 129316696. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-10.
- ^ Ichikawa, Masaji; Srivastava, H. N.; Drakopoulos, J. (September 1972). "Focal Mechanisms of Earthquakes Occurring in and around the Himalayan and Burmese Mountain Belts" (PDF). Papers in Meteorology and Geophysics. 23 (3): 149–162. doi:10.2467/mripapers1950.23.3_149. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
External links
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