2016 Kani earthquake
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| UTC time | 2016-04-13 13:55:17 |
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| ISC event | 611829306 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | 13 April 2016 |
| Local time | 20:25 |
| Magnitude | 6.9 Mw |
| Depth | 134.8 km (83.8 mi)[1] |
| Epicenter | 23°07′59″N 94°54′00″E / 23.133°N 94.900°E[1] |
| Areas affected | Bangladesh India Myanmar Nepal |
| Max. intensity | MMI VI (Strong) |
| Aftershocks | 1[2][3] |
| Casualties | 2 dead 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]
Damage and casualties
[edit]Myanmar
[edit]Homes, buildings and schools were damaged or destroyed in villages near the epicenter in Myanmar.[7][8] Three religious structures in Kani Township were severely damaged, while the rooftop of a community building collapsed.[9]
India
[edit]In India, at least two people died and more than 107 were reported to have been injured.[10][8] One of the deaths occurred in Guwahati, where a person was killed after being electrocuted by a fallen electric pole.[8] Building damage and injuries occurred in the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Manipur, Odisha, and West Bengal.[8][11] In the city of Kolkata, some buildings were cracked.[12]
Bangladesh
[edit]Across the country, more than 80 people were injured,[13][14] including workers rushing out of Ready Made Garment factories. Many structures nationwide were damaged or destroyed.[8] Nine buildings were tilted in Chittagong, including three which were deemed as "dangerous".[15] 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
[edit]- List of earthquakes in 2016
- List of earthquakes in Myanmar
- List of earthquakes in India
- List of earthquakes in Bangladesh
References
[edit]- ^ a b "M6.9 – 74 km SE of Mawlaik, Burma". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ "M4.6 – 31 km 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". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
- ^ "ငလ်င္ေၾကာင့္ လူအေသအေပ်ာက္ မရွိဟု အစိုးရသတင္းထုတ္". Democratic Voice of Burma.
- ^ a b c d e Armand Vervaeck (2016-04-13). "Massive deep and dangerous earthquake below Myanmar - 2 persons killed". Archived from the original on 2016-04-23.
- ^ AHA Centre. AHA Centre Flash Update - Myanmar Earthquake, 14 April 2016 (Report). Reliefweb.
- ^ "Assam: At least two killed, 70 injured in earthquake". dnaindia.com. DNA India. 2016-04-14. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ ECHO. Myanmar, India, Bangladesh – Earthquake (ECHO, GDACS, USGS, Local Media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 14 April 2016) (Report). Reliefweb.
- ^ Strong quake in Myanmar, tremors in parts of north, east India (Report). Hindustan Times.
- ^ "6.9-magnitude quake strikes Myanmar, shakes neighbouring countries". The Straits Times. 2016-04-14.
- ^ "Earthquake: 50 hurt, 4 buildings tilt in Ctg". The Daily Star. 2016-04-13.
- ^ "3 tilted Ctg buildings 'dangerous'". The Daily Star. 2016-04-14.
External links
[edit]- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
