Earthquakes in Myanmar 🌍
In Myanmar, there are partly large earthquakes with strengths of more than 7.0, which cause damages within a radius of over 100 kilometers. Measured by the size of the country, earthquakes occur rather rarely. Since 1950, more than 180 people have been killed by the direct consequences of earthquakes. There were 1 earthquakes that also caused a subsequent tsunami, which claimed further lives, and cause additional damage.
Sagaing Fault
The Sagaing Fault is a major fault in Myanmar, a mainly continental right-lateral transform fault between the Indian Plate and Sunda Plate. It links the divergent boundary in the Andaman Sea with the zone of active continental collision along the Himalayan front. It passes through populated cities of Mandalay, Yamethin, Pyinmana, the capital Naypyidaw, Toungoo and Pegu before dropping off into the Gulf of Martaban, running for a total length of over 1200 kilometers.
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