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Earthquake in Myanmar

2016 Chauk earthquake

2016 Chauk earthquake (Myanmar)
UTC time	2016-08-24 10:34:54
ISC event	611830425
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	24 August 2016 (2016-08-24)
Local time	17:04
Magnitude	6.8 M_w
Depth	84.1 km (52.3 mi)
Epicenter	20°55′23″N 94°34′08″E / 20.923°N 94.569°E / 20.923; 94.569
Areas affected	Bangladesh India Myanmar Thailand
Max. intensity	MMI VI (Strong)
Casualties	4 dead

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Myanmar 25 km (16 mi) west of Chauk on 24 August 2016 with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). It struck at 5:04 pm local time (10:34 UTC), and was centered in an isolated area. The estimated depth was 84.1 km. Tremors from the earthquake were felt in Yangon, in the eastern cities of Patna, Guwahati, and Kolkata in India, in Bangkok in Thailand and in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. According to reports, several temples in the nearby ancient city of Bagan were damaged and four people were reported dead.

References

^ "M6.8 – 25 km W of Chauk, Burma". United States Geological Survey. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
"Powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake hits Myanmar; tremors in Bengal, Assam". The Indian Express. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
Shew Yee Saw Myint; Aung Hla Tun (24 August 2016). "Powerful earthquakes strikes central Myanmar, rattles region". Reuters. Archived from the original on August 24, 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
"Earthquake strikes Myanmar, damaging famed Bagan temples, police say". Australia: ABC News. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.

External links

Photos of Bagan after earthquake on Flickr
The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.

v t e ← Earthquakes in 2016 →
January	Imphal, India (6.7, January 3) Old Iliamna, Alaska (7.1, January 24) Alboran Sea, Morocco–Spain (6.4, January 25)
February	Kaohsiung, Taiwan (6.4, February 5) † Christchurch, New Zealand (5.7, February 14)
March	Mentawai Islands, Indonesia (7.8, March 2)
April	Badakhshan, Afghanistan (6.6, April 10) Monywa, Myanmar (6.9, April 13) Kumamoto, Japan 6.2, April 14 7.0, April 15 † Manabí, Ecuador (7.8, April 16) †‡
August	Amatrice, Italy (6.2, August 24) † Chauk, Myanmar (6.8, August 24)
September	Te Araroa, New Zealand (7.1, September 2) Pawnee, Oklahoma (5.8, September 3) Bukoba, Tanzania (5.9, September 10) Gyeongju, South Korea (5.4, September 12)
October	Tottori, Japan (6.2, October 21) Visso, Italy (5.5 and 6.1, October 26) Norcia, Italy (6.6, October 30)
November	Kaikoura, New Zealand (7.8, November 13) Fukushima, Japan (6.9, November 22)
December	Aceh, Indonesia (6.5, December 6) † Solomon Islands (7.8, December 9) Chiloé, Chile (7.6, December 25)
† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths ‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year Dates for all earthquakes are in UTC

v t e Earthquakes and plate tectonics in Myanmar
Pre-20th century	1762 Rahkine 1839 Innwa 1858 Prome
20th century	1912 Taunggyi 1930 Bago 1930 Pyu 1931 Myitkyina 1946 Sagaing 1950 Assam–Tibet 1956 Sagaing 1975 Bagan 1976 Yunnan 1988 Myanmar–India 1988 Lancang–Gengma 1995 Menglian 1997 Chittagong
21st century	2003 Taungdwingyi 2004 Indian Ocean 2009 Coco Islands 2011 Yingjiang 2011 Tarlay 2012 Thabeikkyin 2016 Imphal 2016 Chauk 2016 Kani
Fault zones and tectonic plates	Sagaing Fault Kyaukkyan Fault Three Pagodas Fault West Andaman Fault Kabaw Fault Sunda megathrust Main Himalayan Thrust Main Frontal Thrust Burma plate Sunda plate Indian plate Eurasian plate

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