1956 Sagaing earthquake
1956 Sagaing earthquake is located in Myanmar
1956 Sagaing earthquake
UTC time1956-07-16 15:07:12
ISC event888485
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local dateJuly 16, 1956 (1956-07-16)
Local time21:37:12
MagnitudeMw 7.1 [1]
Depth25 km (16 mi) [1]
Epicenter22°05′N 95°49′E / 22.08°N 95.82°E / 22.08; 95.82 [1]
Max. intensityMMI IX (Violent)
Casualties38 deaths

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]

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]

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References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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]
  3. ^ National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
  4. ^ UN-HABITAT, Myanmar. "Manual on Earthquake - Causes, Effects & Preparedness" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.

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