1931 Myitkyina earthquake
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| UTC time | 1931-01-27 20:09:19 |
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| ISC event | 906595 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | January 28, 1931 |
| Local time | 02:35 |
| Magnitude | Mw 7.6 [1] |
| Depth | 35 km (22 mi) [1] |
| Epicenter | 25°40′N 96°09′E / 25.67°N 96.15°E [1] |
| Max. intensity | MMI IX (Violent) |
The 1931 Myitkyina earthquake, or also known as the 1931 Kamaing earthquake, occurred on January 28 at 02:35 local time (20:9 January 27
British India. The magnitude of this earthquake was put at Mw 7.6. According to some sources the depth was 35 km, and according to a study of Phyo M. M. the depth was 5 to 30 km.[1][3]
The shock was very violent and lasted at least 30 seconds.India Plate and the Sunda Plate.[6] This earthquake is located along the northern Sagaing Fault. Sagaing Fault at 22° N is narrow, about 10 km wide. The part of Sagaing Fault between 25°30' and 26° is wider, with a shear zone about 70 km wide, and has four branches identified.[7]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0124406520.
- ^ a b Chhibber, H. L. (1933). The Physiography of Burma. Longmans, Green & Company, Limited.
- ^ Phyo, M.M. & Shibazaki, B & Hurukawa, Nobuo. (2010). Relocation of earthquakes in Myanmar by MJHD method: Aftershocks of large earthquakes and seismicity along the Sagaing fault. Bulletin of the International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering. 44. 25–30.
- ^ MacRae, G. A., U. T. Myint, and Sudhir Kumar Jain. "Steps in Earthquake Proofing a Country—A Case Study of Myanmar." Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering 44.2 (2011): 87.
- doi:10.1785/0120080113, archived from the original(PDF) on 2014-12-25, retrieved 2012-04-04
- doi:10.1130/G30872.1
External links
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.