Kabaw Fault

Geological feature in Myanmar

Kabaw Fault is a fault in Myanmar. It was among those that ruptured during the 1762 Arakan earthquake.

Location

Kabaw Fault lies roughly parallel with the Indo-Burmese border near Mizoram at the foothills of the mountains separating the plains of central Myanmar with the Arakan Mountains, extending due south roughly 300 km.[1]

References

  1. ^ "In India, Bangladesh and Myanmar, a Major Earthquake is Inevitable". Thequint.com. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
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Earthquakes and plate tectonics in Myanmar
Pre-20th century
  • 1762 Rahkine
  • 1839 Innwa
  • 1858 Prome
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