Update from the Associated Press at 8:30 a.m. PST
The quakes struck along Myanmar's borders with Thailand and Laos, about 70 miles from the northern Thai city of Chiang Rai. The northern Thai city sustained a little damage, according to Thai television. The 6.8-magnitude quake was just six miles (10 kilometers) deep, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There are no immediate reports of injuries.
By Randy Economy
www.Economy4ABC.Blogspot.com
Thursday, March 24, 2011
8:03 p.m.
Myanmar
A large 6.8 earthquake has hit in the northern part of Myanmar and it was felt as far away at Thailand.
My "adopted brother" Martin, is from Myanmar, and I am praying for his friends and family who live in Yangoon. His uncle, Fr. Francis is a Catholic Priest and lives in this Northern portion of Myanmar that has been hit with the quake.
Martin in a graduate student in the Masters Program here at Long Beach State University.
Here are the details of the earthquake:
The quakes struck along Myanmar's borders with Thailand and Laos, about 70 miles from the northern Thai city of Chiang Rai. The northern Thai city sustained a little damage, according to Thai television. The 6.8-magnitude quake was just six miles (10 kilometers) deep, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There are no immediate reports of injuries.
www.Economy4ABC.Blogspot.com
Thursday, March 24, 2011
8:03 p.m.
Myanmar
A large 6.8 earthquake has hit in the northern part of Myanmar and it was felt as far away at Thailand.
My "adopted brother" Martin, is from Myanmar, and I am praying for his friends and family who live in Yangoon. His uncle, Fr. Francis is a Catholic Priest and lives in this Northern portion of Myanmar that has been hit with the quake.
Martin in a graduate student in the Masters Program here at Long Beach State University.
Here are the details of the earthquake:
Earthquake Details
- This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
| Magnitude | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| Date-Time |
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| 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 | |
| Event ID | usc0002aes |
