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Myanmar: Earthquake: 2012/11/11 Country Information on DRR

Period 2012/11/11
Country or District Myanmar
Event Type Earthquake
Outline On 11 November 2012, an earthquake registering 6.8 on the Richter scale was recorded 50 kilometers north of Shwebo Township in Sagaing Region, 115 kilometers north of Mandalay.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others

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Report/Articles

OCHA 2012/11/17
The Government indicates at least 16 people were killed and 52 other injured in the earthquake. The Government reports that over 400 houses, 65 schools and 100 religious buildings were damaged.

AFP 2012/11/13
At least 26 people were killed while 12 others are missing and about 230 were injured, Myanmar Red Cross Society said.

AFP 2012/11/11
A powerful earthquake which hit Myanmar on 11 November killed at least 13 people, injured dozens and sparked panic in the major central city of Mandalay.

OCHA 2012/11/11
Government reports indicate at least 7 causalities and dozens injured and four people missing.

Geographycal Data

Myanmar Information Management Unit 2012/11/20
Malel Earthquake and Aftershocks Map (20 November 2012)

OCHA 2012/11/11
Sagaing Earthquake and Population Density by Township: 11 November 2012

IFRC 2012/11/12
Myanmar: Earthquake (as of 12 November 2012)