1956 Sagaing earthquake explained

1956 Sagaing earthquake
Timestamp:1956-07-16 15:07:12
Isc-Event:888485
Anss-Url:iscgem888485
Local-Time:21:37:12
Magnitude: 7.1
Depth:25km (16miles)
Location:22.08°N 95.82°W
Casualties:38 deaths

The 1956 Sagaing earthquake occurred on July 16, 1956, at 15:07 UTC. The earthquake was located near Sagaing, Burma.[1] This earthquake had a magnitude of 7.1.

Thirty-eight people died because of the earthquake. Several pagodas, including the Mingun Pagoda, were severely damaged.[2] The earthquake was close to the Shan-Sagaing Fault.[3] However, the focal mechanism remains undetermined.[4] Near the epicenter, the shaking reached VIII (Severe) to IX (Violent) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

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Notes and References

  1. Major important factors in Myanmar : Construction, insurance, community preparedness and prediction. World Seismic Safety Initiative (WSSI). International Center for Disaster-Mitigation Engineering (INCEDE). 8–11 feb. 1993. Bangkok. TH.. A.. Cho. U.. Htu. 1993. Document 6970.
  2. Web site: Manual on Earthquake - Causes, Effects & Preparedness . UN-HABITAT, Myanmar . 2013-05-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121208083921/http://www.mm.undp.org//UNDP_Publication_PDF/DRR%20manuals/Manual%20on%20Earthquake%20(English).pdf . 2012-12-08 . dead .
  3. Dasgupta . Sujit . Mukhopadhyay . Basab . Mukhopadhyay . Manoj . Earthquake Forerunner as Probable Precursor - An Example from North Burma Subduction Zone . Journal of the Geological Society of India . September 2012 . 80 . 3 . 393402 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141210125624/http://www.geosocindia.org/abstracts/2012/sept/p393-402.pdf . 2014-12-10 . dead . 10.1007/s12594-012-0157-1 . 2012JGSI...80..393D . 129316696 .
  4. Focal Mechanisms of Earthquakes Occurring in and around the Himalayan and Burmese Mountain Belts . 3 . 23 . Papers in Meteorology and Geophysics . September 1972 . 149162 . Ichikawa . Masaji . Srivastava . H. N. . Drakopoulos . J. . 10.2467/mripapers1950.23.3_149 . 2013-05-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130119181051/http://www.mri-jma.go.jp/Publish/Papers/DATA/VOL_23/23_149.pdf . 2013-01-19 . dead .

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