Magnitude 5.5 - MYANMAR-CHINA BORDER REGION
2011 March 10 04:58:13 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 5.5 |
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| Location | 24.727°N, 97.597°E |
| Depth | 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program |
| Region | MYANMAR-CHINA BORDER REGION |
| Distances | 95 km (59 miles) SE of Myitkyina, Myanmar 246 km (152 miles) WSW of Dali, Yunnan, China 357 km (221 miles) NNE of Mandalay, Myanmar 2409 km (1496 miles) SW of BEIJING, Beijing, China |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 2.6 km (1.6 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | NST=377, Nph=185, Dmin=597.8 km, Rmss=0.88 sec, Gp= 43°, M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), Version=5 |
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| Event ID | usc0001wnu |
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Earthquake Summary
Felt Reports
Twenty-five people killed, 250 injured, 1,039 homes destroyed, 12,528 buildings damaged, several roads damaged and electricity and telecommunications disrupted in the Pingyuan area, China. Felt at Dali. Also felt at Khonsa, India.
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Scientific & Technical Information
- Preliminary Earthquake Report
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center:
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
