6.8 Earthquake in Myanmar-75 deaths

[Macrocane]

It was very shallow so even if the magnitude is not very high we could see serious damages Let's hope that we don't:

Magnitude 6.8
Date-Time
* Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 13:55:12 UTC
* Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 08:25:12 PM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 20.705°N, 99.949°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles)
Region MYANMAR
Distances 89 km (55 miles) N of Chiang Rai, Thailand
168 km (104 miles) SSW of Yunjinghong, Yunnan, China
589 km (365 miles) NE of Rangoon, Myanmar
772 km (479 miles) N of BANGKOK, Thailand
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 15.4 km (9.6 miles); depth +/- 5.8 km (3.6 miles)
Parameters NST=109, Nph=109, Dmin=234.9 km, Rmss=0.88 sec, Gp= 36°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=C
Source
* USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID usc0002aes

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

[Macrocane]

The epicenter was located near the border with Laos and Thailand, first reports say that the area is not very populated:

[Chacor]

North-east Burma has been rocked by two 7.0 magnitude earthquakes, close to the borders with Laos and Thailand, the US Geological Survey has reported.

They struck seconds apart at 1355 GMT and were centred about 70 miles (110 km) from the northern Thai city of Chiang Rai, the agency said.

The first quake was shallow, at a depth of 6.2 miles (10km), while the second was much deeper at 142.5 miles (230km).

Tremors could be felt as far away as Bangkok and Hanoi.

The area where the quakes struck is sparsely populated and remote.

The BBC's Rachel Harvey in Bangkok said it could be a while before the extent of the damage is known.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12852237

[Macrocane]

The latest reports say that at least 75 people were killed and 111 injured.

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/25/myanmar.quake/index.html?hpt=T2

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12852237