From CBC News: Two earthquakes hit northeastern Burma, one right after the other on March 24.
The U.S. Geological Survey says one quake was shallow, centred 10 kilometres below the surface of the earth, and the other struck at a depth of 230 kilometres, which is exceptionally deep….The agency noted that the hilly area is prone to landslides when seismic activity occurs. The effects could be felt as far away as the Thai capital of Bangkok, where buildings swayed.
The earthquake reportedly happened too far away from the coast for it to cause a tsunami.
At least one registered at a 6.8. Details on the earthquake from the U.S. Geological Survey.
Kristin Conard
Kristin Conard is an editor at Matador Nights as well as a writing instructor in California. As a child, she wanted to be a librarian, because she thought that the librarian was the one who got to write all the books in the library. Her obsession with reading and writing has continued, and when she is not grading papers and lesson planning, she is working on a collection of essays and planning her next trip.
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