2016 Imphal earthquake
24°50′02″N 93°39′22″E / 24.834°N 93.656°E / 24.834; 93.656
India
Myanmar
Nepal
~200 injured
The 2016 Imphal earthquake struck northeast India in the state of Manipur on January 4 with a moment magnitude of 6.7 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong).[2] Its epicentre was located in the Tamenglong district; about 30 km west of Imphal.[3] At least 11 people were killed, 200 others were injured and numerous buildings were damaged.[1] The quake was also strongly felt in Bangladesh.[4] It was also extensively felt in eastern and north-eastern India.[5] The earthquake, which hit at 4:35 a.m. on 4 January local time (23:05 UTC, 3 January), was centered in an isolated area. Imphal has a population of more than 250,000.[6] It was one of the most damaging earthquakes in Manipur since 1880 and 1939.[5]
Country | Deaths | Injuries | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
India | 6 | 200 | [1] |
Bangladesh | 5 | ||
Total | 11 | 200 |
See also
- Indian Plate
- List of earthquakes in 2016
- List of earthquakes in India
- Thrust tectonics
References
- ^ a b c Das, Biswajyoti (4 January 2016). "Quake strikes northeast India, Bangladesh; 11 dead, nearly 200 hurt". Reuters. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "M6.7 - 29km W of Imphal, India". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ Rai Durgesh C., Kaushik Hemant B. and Singha Vaibhav (2017) M 6.7, 4 January 2016 Imphal earthquake: dismal performance of publicly-funded buildings; CURRENT SCIENCE, VOL. 113, NO. 12
- ^ Cardoz, Praveen (12 January 2016). "Improper Before, Inadequate After" Archived 7 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine, The Global Feed.
- ^ a b Gahalaut, V. K.; Martin, Stacey S.; Srinagesh, D.; Kapil, S. L.; Suresh, G.; Saikia, Saurav; Kumar, Vikas; Dadhich, Harendra; Patel, Aqeel (12 October 2016). "Seismological, geodetic, macroseismic and historical context of the 2016 Mw 6.7 Tamenglong (Manipur) India earthquake". Tectonophysics. 688: 36–48. Bibcode:2016Tectp.688...36G. doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2016.09.017.
- ^ Ahmed, Ashraf. "Bangladesh Earthquake Warning". ATN24Online. Atn24online. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
External links
- Recent Earthquakes Near Manipur, India
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
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- Disasters in India in 2016
- January 4 Imphal earthquake
- January 22–24 East Asia cold wave
- February 3 Siachen Glacier avalanche
- February 5 Gujarat road accident
- March 31 Kolkata flyover collapse
- April 10 Puttingal temple fire
- April 13 Myanmar earthquake
- April 26 National Museum fire
- April–May Uttarakhand forest fires
- April–May Indian heat wave
- May 17 Cyclone Roanu
- July 22 Air Force An-32 disappearance
- July Assam floods
- August 16 Bihar alcohol poisonings
- August 24 Myanmar earthquake
- November 20 Pukhrayan train derailment
- December 12 Cyclone Vardah
- December 28 Kanpur train accident
- Ongoing Smog in Delhi