1956 Sagaing earthquake

1956 Sagaing earthquake

UTC  time	1956-07-16 15:07:12
ISC  event	888485
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	July 16, 1956 (1956-07-16)
Local time	21:37:12
Magnitude	Mw 7.1 [1]
Depth	25 km (16 mi) [1]
Epicenter	22°05′N95°49′E / 22.08°N 95.82°E / 22.08; 95.82 [1]
Max. intensity	MMI IX (Violent)
Casualties	38 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 M_w 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]

See also

• List of earthquakes in 1956
• List of earthquakes in Myanmar

References

1. 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. 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, archived from the original on September 29, 2006
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.

External links

• The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.