Manipur earthquake: Strong quake strikes near Imphal in northeast India (Magnitude 6.8)

bnonews.com ^ | january 3, 2016

[rdl6989]

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has struck northeastern India, close the city of Imphal in the state of Manipur, seismologists say.

[rdl6989]

The quake was 35 kilometers deep.

[rdl6989]

Earthquake ping.

[Pelham]

6.8, that’s bigger than Sylmar and Northridge. And my bet is that Indian building codes aren’t remotely as good as California.

[rdl6989]

Agreed, I just wonder if the depth of 35 kilometers would suggest more or less damage?

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks rdl6989.

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[Pelham]

Yeah, I was wondering about that too. I think it would depend on the underlying rock as to how much it was felt at the surface.

[waterhill]

Trump’s fault!

[rdl6989]

Photo of a collapsed building.

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[proxy_user]

It’s pretty remote, east of Bangladesh, near the Burma border. It’s a tribal area, full of outback types, not very modern.

[Pelham]

Looks like brick construction. That is almost guaranteed to collapse in an earthquake.

[PAR35]

Site of a major World War II battle - high water mark for the Japanese.

[BenLurkin]

Less

[CPT Clay]

Imphal and Cohima, invasion of India.

[PAR35]

The Battle of the Tennis Court ranks up there with Rorke’s Drift as one of the finest actions by the British Army.

[Vaquero]

The subcontinent pushes into Asia, pushing up the Himalayas.....you might just get major earthquakes.