Get to know the “Sagaing Fault”, nicknamed the sleeping giant in the middle of Myanmar, the cause of the earthquake that shook Thailand.
Get to know the Sagaing Fault, the cause of the 8.2 magnitude #earthquake. Epicentered in Myanmar, but shaking so hard it shook Thailand.
From the earthquake incident at 1:20 p.m. on March 28, the intensity of the earthquake was 8.2. The depth was 10 km, the epicenter was in Myanmar, 326 km from Pang Mapha District, Mae Hong Son Province. Causing people in many areas of Thailand to feel the tremors. In addition, there were aftershocks at the level of 7.1 and are still being monitored periodically.
The Thai Meteorological Department reported further progress that the earthquake was caused by the Sagaing Fault in Myanmar.
The Sagaing Fault is one of the most active faults in the ASEAN region. Mitrearth says the Sagaing Fault is approximately 1,200 kilometers long and runs north-south across the center of Myanmar.
and passes through almost every important city, starting from Myitkyina, Mandalay, Tounggyi, Naypyidaw, Bago, Yangon and continues down to the Andaman Sea, thus being called the “Sleeping Giant in the Middle of Myanmar”.
The Sagaing Fault is also referred to as the “seismic fault superhighway” because of its potential to promote high shear earthquakes. These events occur when the rupture velocity of an earthquake exceeds the S-wave velocity and may reach the P-wave velocity.
Rapidly propagating ruptures can cause significant damage. The relatively straight shape of the Sagaing Fault, which is an elongated continuous fault, is เว็บพนันออนไลน์ UFABET สมัครง่าย โปรโมชั่นมากมาย located near populated areas, so a high shear earthquake could have serious consequences.
The Sagaing Fault has caused major earthquakes that killed 500 people.
The Sagaing Fault has caused several large earthquakes in Myanmar. For example, in 1912, an 8.0-magnitude earthquake near Mandalay caused major pagodas to collapse. The tremors were felt as far north as Bangkok. In 1930, a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Bago, killing more than 500 people.
Geologists have warned about the Sagaing Fault before.
Data between 1973 and 2023 reported that the Sagaing Fault caused at least 668 earthquakes of magnitude 2.9-7.0, and geologists estimate that in the next 5-10 years, there is a chance that this fault will be active, causing earthquakes of up to magnitude 7.5, because this fault still has the power to cause large earthquakes, which have occurred in the past.