WHY WAS THIS QUAKE SO DAMAGING?
Sagaing has been hit by a number of quakes lately, with a 6.8 magnitude occasion inflicting at the very least 26 deaths and dozens of accidents in late 2012.
However Friday’s occasion was “most likely the largest” to hit Myanmar’s mainland in three quarters of a century, mentioned Invoice McGuire, one other earthquake skilled at UCL.
Roger Musson, honorary analysis fellow on the British Geological Survey, informed Reuters that the shallow depth of the quake meant the harm could be extra extreme. The quake’s epicentre was at a depth of simply 10 km (6.2 miles), in line with america Geological Survey.
“That is very damaging as a result of it has occurred at a shallow depth, so the shockwaves aren’t dissipated as they go from the main target of the earthquake as much as the floor. The buildings acquired the complete power of the shaking.”
“It is necessary to not be targeted on epicentres as a result of the seismic waves do not radiate out from the epicentre – they radiate out from the entire line of the fault,” he added.
