Myanmar Rocked By Powerful Earthquake

[DeSwiss]

Source: Los Angeles Times

Myanmar rocked by powerful earthquake

Los Angeles Times
March 24, 2011, 11:07 a.m.

The northeastern part of Myanmar was hit with a magnitude 6.8 earthquake Thursday night. One woman was reported killed when a roof collapsed in Chiang Rai.

The quake was felt in Bangkok, 480 miles to the south of the epicenter, where buildings reportedly swayed.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was six miles deep and that it is possible that 600,000 people could feel shaking anywhere from strong to violent and that damage could be widespread.

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fgw-myanmar-quake-20110324,0,2828529.story

[Auntie Bush]

1. Oh goodie! Let's build more nuclear reactors

around the rim of fire.

[DeSwiss]

2. You know, you're right.....

...there seems to be an absence of red dots in that area.

Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima. Who's next?


- The places where there are no red dots will be the only places we'll be able to live pretty soon. I've always wanted to go to Australia....

[Pacifist Patriot]

3. Two earthquakes, one of magnitude 7, in NE Burma near Thailand and Laos

Source: BBC Breaking Text

Second tweet said "Earthquake of magnitude 6.9 hits Thailand, 69 miles north of Chiang Rai."

No link yet.

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This is tweet I received from BBC Breaking News. Don't see anything on their home page yet.

[Renew Deal]

4. 7.0

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0002aes.php

[Lone_Star_Dem]

5. ABC news link: 2 7-Magnitude Quakes Strike NE Myanmar; No Tsunami

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=13211209


2 7-Magnitude Quakes Strike NE Myanmar; No Tsunami

Two strong earthquakes struck northeastern Myanmar less than a minute apart Thursday night. They could be felt as far away as Bangkok, but a tsunami was not generated.

The first 7.0-magnitude quake was just six miles (10 kilometers) deep, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was followed by another of the same strength but far deeper: 140 miles (230 kilometers).

The quakes struck along Myanmar's borders with Thailand and Laos, about 70 miles (110 kilometers) from the northern

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The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says it was located too far inland to create a destructive wave.

[Pacifist Patriot]

6. Thanks for the link. Given the information, I thought a tsunami unlikely, but...

it's nice to see it confirmed.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

7. Update on Myanmar

Massive shallow and potentially destructive earthquake in the Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and China area.
GDACS has published a RED earthquake alert which we agree on condition that the hypocenter depth is confirmed

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EMSC confirms the magnitude of 6.9 at a depth of 10 km, which is very BAD news for the area.

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Based on the USGS epicenter location, GDACS calculated the number of people living in the area. Here are their results :
7 people are living within a radius of 1 km around the epicenter
219 people are living within a radius of 2 km around the epicenter
9,128 people are living within a radius of 5 km around the epicenter
54,653 people are living within a radius of 10 km around the epicenter
71,001 people are living within a radius of 20 km around the epicenter
166,966 people are living within a radius of 50 km around the epicenter
1,101,180 people are living within a radius of 100 km around the epicenter
4,955,747 people are living within a radius of 200 km around the epicenter

http://earthquake-report.com/2011/03/24/massive-and-extremely-dangerous-earthquake-in-the-border-area-in-between-myanmar-thailand-laos-and-china/

page is being updated continuously

[Viva_La_Revolution]

8. Myanmar quake toll rises to 25

A large 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar near the border with northern Thailand this morning, killing at least 25 people.

An official confirmed the deaths of 11 men and 13 women in the country, warning there could be "many more casualties", and saying five monasteries and 35 buildings had collapsed.

http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/myanmar-quake-toll-rises-25-4086417