2016 Kani earthquake

2016 Myanmar earthquake

UTC time	2016-04-13 13:55:17
ISC event	611829306
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	13 April 2016 (2016-04-13)
Local time	20:25
Magnitude	6.9 M_w
Depth	134.8 km (83.8 mi)^[1]
Epicenter	23°07′59″N 94°54′00″E / 23.133°N 94.900°E / 23.133; 94.900^[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]

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]

References

^ ^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.
^ "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.

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v t e ← Earthquakes in 2016 →
January	Imphal, India (6.7, January 3) Old Iliamna, Alaska (7.1, January 24) Alboran Sea, Morocco–Spain (6.4, January 25)
February	Kaohsiung, Taiwan (6.4, February 5) † Christchurch, New Zealand (5.7, February 14)
March	Mentawai Islands, Indonesia (7.8, March 2)
April	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) †‡
August	Amatrice, Italy (6.2, August 24) † Chauk, Myanmar (6.8, August 24)
September	Te Araroa, New Zealand (7.1, September 2) Pawnee, Oklahoma (5.8, September 3) Bukoba, Tanzania (5.9, September 10) Gyeongju, South Korea (5.4, September 12)
October	Tottori, Japan (6.2, October 21) Visso, Italy (5.5 and 6.1, October 26) Norcia, Italy (6.6, October 30)
November	Kaikoura, New Zealand (7.8, November 13) Fukushima, Japan (6.9, November 22)
December	Aceh, Indonesia (6.5, December 6) † Solomon Islands (7.8, December 9) Chiloé, Chile (7.6, December 25)
† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths ‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year Dates for all earthquakes are in UTC

v t e Earthquakes and plate tectonics in Myanmar
Pre-20th century	1762 Rahkine 1839 Innwa 1858 Prome
20th century	1912 Taunggyi 1930 Bago 1930 Pyu 1931 Myitkyina 1946 Sagaing 1950 Assam–Tibet 1956 Sagaing 1975 Bagan 1976 Yunnan 1988 Myanmar–India 1988 Lancang–Gengma 1995 Menglian 1997 Chittagong
21st century	2003 Taungdwingyi 2004 Indian Ocean 2009 Coco Islands 2011 Yingjiang 2011 Tarlay 2012 Thabeikkyin 2016 Imphal 2016 Chauk 2016 Kani
Fault zones and tectonic plates	Sagaing Fault Kyaukkyan Fault Three Pagodas Fault West Andaman Fault Kabaw Fault Sunda megathrust Main Himalayan Thrust Main Frontal Thrust Burma plate Sunda plate Indian plate Eurasian plate

v t e Earthquakes in Nepal
1505 Lo Mustang 1833 Bihar–Nepal 1934 Nepal–India 1980 Nepal 1988 Nepal 2011 Sikkim April 2015 aftershocks May 2015 2016 Imphal 2016 Kani November 2022 November 2023
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Disasters in India in 2016

January 4 Imphal earthquake
January 22–24 East Asia cold wave
February 3 Siachen Glacier avalanche
February 5 Gujarat road accident
March 31 Kolkata flyover collapse
April 10 Puttingal temple fire
April 13 Myanmar earthquake
April 26 National Museum fire
April–May Uttarakhand forest fires
April–May Indian heat wave
May 17 Cyclone Roanu
July 22 Air Force An-32 disappearance
July Assam floods
August 16 Bihar alcohol poisonings
August 24 Myanmar earthquake
November 20 Pukhrayan train derailment
December 12 Cyclone Vardah
December 28 Kanpur train accident
Ongoing Smog in Delhi

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