1988 Myanmar-India earthquake

Also known as the Indo-Burma earthquake, it struck the Sagaing Region of Myanmar at 7:06 am MMT, about 30 kilometres from the border with India, and is catalogued as 85 km southeast of Phek, India. Large-scale landslides, fissures and liquefaction were reported in India and Bangladesh. Three people were killed and 12 injured in India.

Origin time (UTC)

1988-08-06T00:36

Magnitude

7.3

Magnitude type

mw

Depth (km)

90.5

Deaths, as sources state them

3 in India

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0003jpw

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: earthquake, myanmar, india, sagaing, landslides

Coordinates: 25.149, 95.127

Part of Earthquakes of magnitude 7 and above in the Himalaya since 1930

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