7.0 EQ Myanmar

Sunday November 11 2012, 01:12:46 UTC 14 minutes ago Myanmar 7.0 33.7 USGS Feed

[link to quakes.globalincidentmap.com]

Nice catch Dettro.... I was wondering when that side was gonna go off.

I think a similar one may follow in the next few days on our side. (Not based on science or psychic blah blah... Just a hunch.)

I've never lost track of you Dettro, you are always spot on. I generally lurk,must with other issues, but I watch for your posts.... And this one will be huge.

That's a major quake. Will be watching for sympathy fractures globally now.

Thanks for the video, atleast we have something to work with.

Looks like it is an alluvial plane subject to liquefaction and separation from the two ridges bordering to the east and west. I didn't see a major population or village nearby which could be good for the inhabitants of the region.

Antipode.com is down for me, anyone get a bearing on the antipodes yet?

Thanks Mahala, some sites like GLP went down at noon today, atleast for me, and I can't access a list of things I normally run through.

I see other posts here on GLP that question the quietness of .....

Waiting pattern....

Someone somewhere today posted a question ( Kentucky EQ thread) about if I thought the two small Poland quakes were out of the norm in 24 hours...

I couldn't answer, what is the norm?

...and I see they just had a 3.8

Who knows....

let my try this one more time

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its 11 11 2012


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location of the earthquake is by MALE

Myanmar golden land

Why called "The Golden Land"?

Gold is the most precious metal. Yes, Myanmars love gold. Gold is used every where: pagoda, monasteries, accessories of the nobles, and so on. Most pagodas in Myanmar are covered with gold leaves, or for those who cannot afford use gold paint in the modern days.

When you get to Myanmar, or if you have ever been to Myanmar, this question will need not be answered. You will see golden things or gold-covered monuments in every direction you turn.

No wonder, this is called the Golden Land!
map [link to www.emsc-csem.org]
[link to en.wikipedia.org]

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the flag 5 pointed white star [link to en.wikipedia.org]


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6.6 quake strikes Myanmar

Last updated 15:15 11/11/2012
[link to www.stuff.co.nz]

A strong earthquake has struck northern Myanmar, but no injuries were immediately reported.

The magnitude-6.6 temblor hit the area at 2.12pm today (NZ time) according to the US Geological Survey. The quake had a depth of just 10 kilometres and hit 117 kilometres north of Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city.

The quake was felt in Bangkok, the capital of neighbouring Thailand.

It comes just a week ahead of a visit to Myanmar by US President Barack Obama. Obama will be the first US president to visit the one-time pariah nation, which is emerging from decades of military rule.


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a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal; "much opium is grown in Myanmar"

The latest update from EQreport.com

Update 03:06 UTC : Still waiting for more news from inside Myanmar. After such a massive earthquake, we reckon that the power and the telecommunications will be down in a radius of at least 50 km around the epicenter.
- Awaiting more news we have been checking the landscape in the epicenter area. More bad news here, the epicenter is rather close to a transform fault line. Transform earthquakes are among the most damaging earthquake types.
Additionally, the epicenter is close to an important river bed, which means that soft sediment can make a serious portion of the soil. Soft soil is very dangerous for earthquakes. Rock layers are decreasing the wave. Acceleration maps would give us a clue how the soil in that area is composed.
- The image below shows a detailed view of the epicenter area and the towns. The bigger star is the M6.8 mainshock, the 3 smaller stars the M5 aftershocks.

[link to earthquake-report.com]

Strong earthquake strikes northern Myanmar; local media report 5 people killed

YANGON, Myanmar – A strong earthquake struck northern Myanmar on Sunday, with local media reporting that five people were killed. Scattered damage and injuries also were reported in areas close to the quake's epicenter.
According to news reports, the most significant damage appeared to be the collapsing of bridge under construction across the Irrawaddy River in the town of Shwebo, the location of the quake's epicenter. The website of Weekly Eleven magazine said five people were killed when the bridge, which was 80 percent built, collapsed.
"This is the worst earthquake I felt in my entire life," said Soe Soe, a 52-year-old Shwebo resident.
According to Soe Soe, the huge concrete gate of a monastery collapsed and several sculptures from another pagoda were damaged in the town.


Other damage was reported in Mogok, a major gem-mining area just east of the quake's epicenter. Temples were damaged there, as were some abandoned ruby mines hit by landslides, Sein Win, a resident, said by phone.

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[link to www.foxnews.com]

Strong earthquake strikes Myanmar
The U.S. Geographical Survey said the epicenter of the 6.6-magnitude temblor that hit at 7:42 a.m. local time was about 17 miles east of Shwebo, or 72 miles northwest of Mandalay, and 6 miles underground.
Two milder quakes estimated at 5.0 magnitude struck about 20 minutes later about 50 miles northwest of Mandalay, USGS reported.



(snip) President Barack Obama is scheduled to become the first American president to visit Myanmar during a Nov. 17-20 tour of Southeast Asia that will include Thailand and Cambodia, the White House said Thursday.
The quake was initially estimated at 7.0 magnitude but was revised lower by the USGS.
The USGS said much of the population exposed to the earthquake lives in structures vulnerable to shaking. The area has been subject to secondary effects of temblors such as landslides.

Thank You Dettro!