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Extremely dangerous and maybe destructive earthquake in Central Myanmar

Saturday, November 10, 2012 19:51

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Earthquake overview : An extremely dangerous earthquake with a preliminary Magnitude of 7.0 occurred at 07:42 local time in Central Myanmar. Based on the current data, we fear for worst case scenarios.
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Update 02:20 UTC : USGS has calculated what a M6.6 at 9.9 km would mean for the local people? Very strong and severe shaking can be damaging. In total 89000 people are living in this area.
- 1 good issue can be that the earthquake happened during the morning hours so that most people will not have been inside their houses.

Update 02:17 UTC : Our reporting will only continue on this page
- USGS has modified his preliminary data from M7.0 to M6.6, but has also reduced the depth from 33.9 to 9.9 km. The overall danger remains as we initially have stated it.

Update 02:14 UTC : The greater epicenter area is currently rattled with very powerful aftershocks. these can go on for days and even weeks after such a massive earthquake.
- Seismologists all over the world are currently calculating the improved versions of the preliminary data. These can differ seriously from the initial ones.
- Residents from Mandalay, the second biggest commercial city in central Myanmar, told Reuters that they felt a very strong tremor. ”I’ve never felt such strong tremor. I also heard some loud noises and the light went out. No idea about the damage,” a resident said.

Update 01:58 UTC : Following USGS calculations, 23000 people may have experienced a severe MMI VII shaking. Such shaking can be very damaging, especially for houses which have been build without earthquake resistant methods. The figure below is very alarming as the orange part is at great risk for damage.

Shaking map, courtesy USGS

Update 01:38 UTC : We do absolutely NOT like what we see. Also the nearby Chinese seismological instruments are reporting a Magnitude of M7.0 at a depth of 20 km ! Such an earthquake at this depth is very destructive !

Update 01:47 UTC : If the earthquake parameters are confirmed, we call more than 1 million people at risk for damage and eventual injuries. This number of people is living whitin a radius of 50 km from the epicenter?
We have to stress that all the current data is preliminary and maybe modified down- or upwards later on. Let’s hope the numbers will decrease.
We will soon start an in-depth article on this probably very damaging earthquake.

A very dangerous earthquake just occurred in Myanmar. The preliminary Magnitude is M6.7 ! at a depth of 30 km.
If these parameters are confirmed, we have to call this earthquake extremely dangerous.
Based on the readers present in our site, this earthquake was also felt in Thailand.
Distances from the epicenter :

27km (17mi) E of Shwebo, Myanmar
62km (39mi) NNW of Mandalay, Myanmar
69km (43mi) SW of Mogok, Myanmar
72km (45mi) N of Sagaing, Myanmar
308km (191mi) N of Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

Update 01:29 UTC : USGS is making this earthquake even more dangerous as it is reporting a Magnitude of M7.0 at a depth of 33.7 km
These data can indicate a VERY DAMAGING earthquake !

Most important Earthquake Data:
Magnitude : M7.0 (CENC)
UTC Time : 2012-11-11 01:12:38 UTC
Local time at epicenter : 2012-11-11 07:42:38 UTC+06:30 at epicenter
Depth (Hypocenter) : 20 km (CENC)
Geo-location(s) :

56km (35mi) NNE of Shwebo, Myanmar
60km (37mi) WNW of Mogok, Myanmar
117km (73mi) N of Mandalay, Myanmar
123km (76mi) NNW of Maymyo, Myanmar
364km (226mi) N of Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

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SRC	Location	UTC Date/time	M	D	INFORMATION
EMSC	Myanmar	Nov 11 01:32 AM	5.0	10.0	MAP	I Felt It
USGS	Myanmar	Nov 11 01:32 AM	5.0	10.1	MAP	I Felt It
EMSC	Myanmar	Nov 11 01:30 AM	5.1	60.0	MAP	I Felt It
GEOFON	Myanmar	Nov 11 01:30 AM	5.1	10.0	MAP	I Felt It
USGS	Myanmar	Nov 11 01:29 AM	5.0	10.1	MAP	I Felt It
USGS	Myanmar	Nov 11 01:12 AM	7.0	33.7	MAP	I Felt It
Manipur, India - I just felt it... i m in MANIPUR, INDIA... Chiang Mai - I am on the 10th floor of a condo building, was sitting on my bed, building swayed for approximate 15-30 seconds. Strongest quake I've ever experienced (out of 4). No need for coffee this morning! Bangkok, Thailand - On upper floor of apartment building, blinds and curtains swinging. Lasted about 2 minutes. bangkok - I live on the 14th floor of a condo in bangkok. The building swayed for 30 seconds and the water was sloshing in the swimming pool. Bangkok - On floor 28th, tower was moving (weak pendulum) Chiang Mai, TH - Felt on 10th floor of 15 story building. Chiang Mai - i was sitting at my desk on the ground floor of my house and felt the swaying. thought i'm dizzy but then noticed the curtains inside and the lanterns outside swaying in the same rhythm. i went upstairs and saw the lamps swaying too. all of this lasted a bit less than a minute. Bangkok - I live in a high rise building on the 30th floor. The shake was very noticabe and seemed to have last longer than previous ones. My cat felt it a few seconds before it started. The windows shields moved vigorously and there were slight noises from the ceiling but nothing fell. Bangkok Thailand - We live on the 12th floor and the building was swaying. Bangkok - 08:20 - 19th floor hotel in Bangkok, 30 sec swinging - woke up by the swinging, nothing fell down... Chiang Mai - Shaken awake this morning quake lasted about 20 seconds. Whole buiding swayed ! Bangkok - I live on 20th floor in Bangkok. A mirror on the wall started to swing. I looked by the windows and saw some (small) waves on the swimming pool. Close to the elevators I heard cables shaking (my tower is over 50 levels). Mandalay - 1-2 minutes strong shaking. People had nother experienced this strong before Sukhumvit Soi 6, Bangkok, 20th floor con - building swaying slightly 1-2 minutes Baiyoke Sky Hotel - I was on 78flr having breakfast and the bldg started shaking!!! Bangkok - This was scary being from london we never deal with all this earthquake stuff i thought i was feeling dizzy but no the room was swaying side to side how scary!! Wana go home !!! Bangkok - Shaky for 20 Seconds on 12th Floor at Bangkok 0820 AM Mandalay - Got awake ion 5th floor of my hotel in the centre of Mandalay. Shaking lasted perhaps half minute to one minute. Guests were running to the stairs when shaking tapered. Some week shakings the following half hour afterwards. Bangkok - 18th floor of apartment building. Wall and floor Swaying in bedroom and Chandelier swaying in living room.... definitely felt about 2 minutes. Chiang Mai - Light shaking this morning, but enough to get the heart racing Mandalay - I never experienced before .. I am in bed and forgot to run, and I am thinking wall will fall down ... Chiangmai - I was asleep when the earthquake happened. It woke me up! I was on the fourth floor and I thought it's windy. But about 5sec later, i felt the building shaking.
USGS	Myanmar	Nov 11 01:12 AM	6.6	10.0	MAP	I Felt It
GEOFON	Myanmar	Nov 11 01:12 AM	6.5	10.0	MAP	I Felt It
EMSC	Myanmar	Nov 11 01:12 AM	6.6	10.0	MAP	I Felt It

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MMI II (Very weak shaking)	? People : Felt by persons at rest, on upper floors or favorably placed.
MMI III (Weak shaking)	? People : Felt indoors; hanging objects may swing, vibration similar to passing of light trucks, duration may be estimated, may not be recognized as an earthquake.
MMI IV (Light shaking)	? People : Generally noticed indoors but not outside. Light sleepers may be awakened. Vibration may be likened to the passing of heavy traffic, or to the jolt of a heavy object falling or striking the building. Fittings : Doors and windows rattle. Glassware and crockery rattle. Liquids in open vessels may be slightly disturbed. Standing motorcars may rock. Structures : Walls and frames of buildings, and partitions and suspended ceilings in commercial buildings, may be heard to creak.
MMI V (Moderate shaking)	? People : Generally felt outside, and by almost everyone indoors. Most sleepers awakened. A few people alarmed. Fittings : Small unstable objects are displaced or upset. Some glassware and crockery may be broken. Hanging pictures knock against the wall. Open doors may swing. Cupboard doors secured by magnetic catches may open. Pendulum clocks stop, start, or change rate. Structures : Some large display windows cracked. A few earthenware toilet fixtures cracked.
MMI VI (Strong shaking)	? People Felt by all. People and animals alarmed. Many run outside. Difficulty experienced in walking steadily. Fittings : Objects fall from shelves. Pictures fall from walls. Some furniture moved on smooth floors, some unsecured free-standing fireplaces moved. Glassware and crockery broken. Very unstable furniture overturned. Small church and school bells ring. Appliances move on bench or table tops. Filing cabinets or "easy glide" drawers may open (or shut). Structures : Slight damage to buildings with low standard. Some stucco or cement plaster falls. Large display windows broken. Damage to a few weak domestic chimneys, some may fall. Environment : Trees and bushes shake, or are heard to rustle. Loose material may be dislodged from sloping ground, e.g. existing slides, talus slopes, shingle slides.
MMI VII (Very strong shaking)	? People General alarm. Difficulty experienced in standing. Noticed by motorcar drivers who may stop. Fittings : Large bells ring. Furniture moves on smooth floors, may move on carpeted floors. Substantial damage to fragile contents of buildings. Structures : Unreinforced stone and brick walls cracked. Low standard buildings cracked with some minor masonry falls. A few instances of damage to buildings of ordinary workmanship. Unbraced parapets, unbraced brick gables, and architectural ornaments fall. Roofing tiles, especially ridge tiles may be dislodged. Many unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, often falling from roof-line. Water tanks Type I burst. A few instances of damage to brick veneers and plaster or cement-based linings. Unrestrained water cylinders (hot-water cylinders) may move and leak. Some common windows cracked. Suspended ceilings damaged. Environment : Water made turbid by stirred up mud. Small slides such as falls of sand and gravel banks, and small rock-falls from steep slopes and cuttings. Instances of settlement of unconsolidated or wet, or weak soils. Some fine cracks appear in sloping ground. A few instances of liquefaction (i.e. small water and sand ejections).
MMI VIII (Severe shaking)	? People Alarm may approach panic. Steering of motorcars greatly affected. Structures : Low standard buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. ordinary workmanship buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged in some cases. A few instances of damage to buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes. Monuments and pre-1976 elevated tanks and factory stacks twisted or brought down. Some pre-1965 infill masonry panels damaged. A few post-1980 brick veneers damaged. Decayed timber piles of houses damaged. Houses not secured to foundations may move. Most unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, some below roof-line, many brought down. Environment : Cracks appear on steep slopes and in wet ground. Small to moderate slides in roadside cuttings and unsupported excavations. Small water and sand ejections and localized lateral spreading adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
MMI IX (Violent shaking)	? Structures Many low standard buildings destroyed. Ordinary workmanship buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes damaged in some cases, some with flexible frames seriously damaged. Damage or permanent distortion to some buildings and bridges, designed and built to normal use standards. Houses not secured to foundations shifted off. Brick veneers fall and expose frames. Environment : Cracking of ground conspicuous. Landsliding general on steep slopes. Liquefaction effects intensified and more widespread, with large lateral spreading and flow sliding adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
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2012-11-10 19:42:41

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