A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 rocked northeastern Myanmar on Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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 |
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) |
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