1956 Sagaing earthquake
Earthquake in Myanmar
22°05′N 95°49′E / 22.08°N 95.82°E / 22.08; 95.82 [1]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 Mw 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
References
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b 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]
- ^ National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
- ^ UN-HABITAT, Myanmar. "Manual on Earthquake - Causes, Effects & Preparedness" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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Earthquakes in the 1950s
- Hasankale (5.8, Jan 3) †
- Hokkaido (8.1, March 2) †
- San Juan (6.8, June 11)
- Kern County (7.3, July 21)
- Damxung (7.5, August 18) †
- Severo-Kurilsk (9.0, Nov 5) †‡
- Torud (6.6, Feb 12) †
- Yenice–Gönen (7.5, March 18) ‡†
- Concepción (7.6, May 6)
- Ionian (6.8, Aug 12) †
- Cyprus (6.5, Sep 10) †
- Suva (6.8, Sept 14)
- Tumbes (7.5, Dec 12)
- Adelaide (5.6, Mar 1)
- Sofades (7.0, Apr 30) †
- Rainbow Mountain-Fairview Peak-Dixie Valley (6.0-7.1, July 6-Mar 23 1959)
- Chlef (6.7, Sep 9) ‡†
- Budapest (5.8, Jan 12)
- Chim (4.8 & 5.1, March 16) †
- 1956 Atarfe-Albolote (5.0, Apr 19)
- Afghanistan (7.3, Jun 10) ‡†
- Amorgos (7.7, July 9) †
- Sagaing (7.1, July 16) †
- Anjar (6.1, July 21) †
- Nicaragua (7.3, Oct 24) †
- Andreanof Islands (8.6, March 9)
- San Francisco (5.7, March 22)
- Fethiye (6.2, April 24 - 7.1 April 25)
- Abant (7.1, May 26) †
- Sangchal (7.1, July 2) †‡
- Guerrero (7.6, July 28) †
- Mongolia (8.1, December 4)
- Farsinaj (6.5, December 13) †‡
- Rainbow Mountain-Fairview Peak-Dixie Valley (6.0-7.1, July 6 1954-Mar 23 1959)
- Kamchatka (8.0, May 4)
- Hengchun (7.1, Aug 15)
- Coatzacoalcos (6.4, Aug 26)
- Hebgen Lake (7.3–7.5, Aug 17) ‡
† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths
‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year
‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year
