2003 Taungdwingyi earthquake

Earthquake in Myanmar Myanmar 19.917 N 95.672 E region:PE_type:event inline,title 2003-09-21 18:16:13 7131681 usp000c87f 22 September 2003 00:46 Myanmar Standard Time 10.0 km 6.6 wb yes6.8 sHurukawa Nobuo Maung Maung Phyo Two seismic gaps on the Sagaing Fault, Myanmar, derived from relocation of historical earthquakes since 1918 Geophysical Research Letters 2011 38 1 10.1029/2010GL046099 American Geophysical Union 2011GeoRL..38.1310H 129866068 free Gwegyo Thrust Oblique-slip Myanmar XEXPO-CAT Earthquake Catalog https://earthquake.usgs.gov/static/lfs/data/pager/catalogs/ December 1, 2008 United States Geological Survey Version 2007-12 24 May 2025 Yes Yes 7–10 killed, 42 injured The 2003 Taungdwingyi earthquake struck central Myanmar at 00:46 local time, on 22 September with a magnitude of wb 6.6.M 6.6 - 16 km SE of Taungdwingyi, Myanmar https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000c87f/executive earthquake.usgs.gov United States Geological Survey 9 April 2022 Geology The earthquake occurred due to shallow strike-slip faulting. The source fault is located along the eastern foothills of the Pego Yoma range, and adjacent to the Sagaing Fault.Fadil Wardah Lindsey Eric O. Maung Phyo Maung Luo Heng Swe Tint Lwin Tun Pa Pa Wei Shengji The January 11, 2018, Mw 6.0 Bago-Yoma, Myanmar Earthquake: A Shallow Thrust Event Within the Deforming Bago-Yoma Range Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 2021 126 7 10.1029/2020JB021313 American Geophysical Union 2021JGRB..12621313F free 10356/152801 free Its epicenter is centered southeast of the nearby town of Taungdwingyi, at least 50 km from the Sagaing Fault and 360 km from Yangon. Shaking was felt in Bangkok and Chiang Mai.Sep 22, 2003 Myanmar struck by strong earthquake AFP https://www.terradaily.com/2003/030922031005.mcvtk0bd.html Numerous aftershocks were recorded in the region. Four of them were greater than M5.0.M 5.2 - Myanmar https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000cfh9/executive US Geological SurveyM 5.3 - Myanmar https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000cbn1/executive US Geological SurveyM 5.1 - Myanmar https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000ces9/executive US Geological SurveyM 5.0 - Myanmar https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000dc5u/executive US Geological Survey Damage and casualties At least seven people were killed and 43 were injured. Damage was severe, over 180 ritual houses were destroyed, including a primary school that collapsed.Taungdwingyi Earthquake (2003) https://sites.google.com/site/tintlwinswe/Home/taungdwingyi-earthquake-2003 Liquefaction, sand boils and landslides were also reported.EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI HAZARD IN MYANMAR https://www.researchgate.net/publication/298513092 June 9, 2009 9:4 WSPC/238-JET 00048Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami 3 The small death toll is attributed to the fact that this quake occurred around midnight, therefore the collapse of the school did not result in any injuries. See also List of earthquakes in 2003 List of earthquakes in Myanmar References expanded Taungdwinggyi Category:Earthquakes in Myanmar Category:2003 earthquakes Category:2003 natural disasters Category:2003 disasters in Myanmar