What the records say
- When
- 3 Jan 2016
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.7
- Where
- India
- Coordinates
- 24.80° N, 93.65° E
- Deaths
- 13
- Injuries
- 100
- Damage musd
- 75
- Intensity mmi
- 8
- Depth km
- 55
2016 Imphal earthquake
Earthquake near India-Myanmar border
The 2016 Imphal earthquake occurred on 4 January 2016 at 4:35 a.m. local time in Manipur, and had a magnitude of 6.7 Mw. The seismic wave radius travelled over 200 km and shaking was felt in numerous cities, including Imphal, Silchar and Guwahati. 13 people in India and Bangladesh were killed, and many buildings in the city of Imphal and surrounding areas were damaged.
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- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck India, 29 km west of Imphal, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en India y Bangladés, se registra un terremoto de magnitud 6,9 en la escala de Richter que deja 10 muertos y 160 heridos”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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