2016 Kani earthquake
India
Myanmar
Nepal
120 injured
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Myanmar 135 km (84 mi) north-west of Mandalay[4] on April 13 with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). It struck at 8:25 pm local time (13:55 UTC), and was centered in an isolated area. The estimated depth was 134 km.[5] It lasted for around one minute according to Xinhua reporters.[6]
There were no reports of major damage or loss of life as a result of the tremor in Myanmar.[7][8]
The tremor was also felt in Bangladesh and India. In India, at least two people died and more than 70 were reported to have been injured.[9] 50 people were injured in Chittagong, Bangladesh, rushing out of Ready Made Garment factories.[10] Some fifty persons suffered injuries in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka and north eastern city of Sylhet as they fled their homes and other buildings during the earthquake.[5] Tremors were also felt in eastern and central Nepal.[5]
See also
- List of earthquakes in 2016
- List of earthquakes in Myanmar
- List of earthquakes in India
- List of earthquakes in Bangladesh
References
- ^ a b "M6.9 - 74km SE of Mawlaik, Burma". USGS. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ "M4.6 - 31km NW of Mawlaik, Burma". Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ "Earthquakes". Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ "Myanmar shaken by 6.9 magnitude earthquake". BBC News. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ a b c "Earthquake hits Myanmar, no immediate reports of major damage". Reuters. 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
- ^ "Strong quake hits Myanmar, tremors felt in India". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
- ^ "Myanmar struck by 7.0 magnitude earthquake - USGS". MSN.
- ^ "Myanmar shaken by 6.9 magnitude earthquake". BBC News. 2016-04-13.
- ^ "Assam: At least two killed, 70 injured in earthquake". dnaindia.com. DNA India. 2016-04-14. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "Earthquake: 50 hurt, 4 buildings tilt in Ctg". The Daily Star. 2016-04-13.
External links
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
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- Imphal, India (6.7, January 3)
- Old Iliamna, Alaska (7.1, January 24)
- Alboran Sea, Morocco–Spain (6.4, January 25)
- Kaohsiung, Taiwan (6.4, February 5) †
- Christchurch, New Zealand (5.7, February 14)
- Mentawai Islands, Indonesia (7.8, March 2)
- 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) †‡
- Amatrice, Italy (6.2, August 24) †
- Chauk, Myanmar (6.8, August 24)
- Te Araroa, New Zealand (7.1, September 2)
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- Bukoba, Tanzania (5.9, September 10)
- Gyeongju, South Korea (5.4, September 12)
- Tottori, Japan (6.2, October 21)
- Visso, Italy (5.5 and 6.1, October 26)
- Norcia, Italy (6.6, October 30)
- Kaikoura, New Zealand (7.8, November 13)
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- Aceh, Indonesia (6.5, December 6) †
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