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1930 Pyu earthquake

Earthquake in Myanmar

Earthquake in Myanmar

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title1930 Pyu earthquake
timestamp1930-12-03 18:51:47
anss-urliscgem907777
isc-event907777
local-date4 December 1930
local-time01:21
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AlternativeMapMyanmar relief location map.jpg
reliefyes
lat17.97
long96.42
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marksize40
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width250
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magnitude7.3
depth35 km
location
intensity
casualties36 deaths

|anss-url = iscgem907777 |isc-event = 907777 |local-date = 4 December 1930 |local-time = 01:21

The 1930 Pyu earthquake occurred on 4 December at 01:21 local time with an epicenter north of Bago, Burma, then part of British India. The earthquake measured 7.3, or 7.3. There were at least 36 deaths.

Earthquake

Before the earthquake, a tremor occurred at 16:36 UTC, and was felt in Yangon. The earthquake struck at 18:51 UTC, causing severe damage to Pyu, located about 130 km north of Bago. Many masonry structures in Pyu were destroyed.

Damage

The area between Nyaunglebin and Toungoo was hardest hit, with 36 deaths reported. Many buildings were destroyed and the local railway was also damaged, with many freight cars and one locomotive derailed and turned over. The intensity of the quake reached Rossi-Forel VIII–IX, corresponding to MM VII–IX, and was felt in Bangkok, Thailand, about 660 km away. It was reported that the water in the Khlong Saen Saeb was agitated violently and overflowed its banks more than once.

References

References

  1. (2002). "International Handbook of Earthquake & Engineering Seismology". [[Academic Press]].
  2. National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS). (1972). "Significant Earthquake Database". [[National Geophysical Data Center]], [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
  3. (2009). "Tectonic Geomorphology of the Southernmost Sagaing Fault and Surface Rupture Associated with the May 1930 Pegu (Bago) Earthquake, Myanmar". Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America.
  4. (2011). "Earthquakes and slip rate of the southern Sagaing fault: Insights from an offset ancient fort wall, lower Burma (Myanmar)". Geophysical Journal International.
  5. (2004). "Seismic microzonation of the greater Bangkok area using microtremor observations". Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics.
  6. (1984). "Active faulting and tectonics of Burma and surrounding regions". Journal of Geophysical Research.
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