Magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits Myanmar

[angela]

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=13211209

Prayers for the people.

 

[angela]

Now saying 6.8 but apparantly it was strong enough to be felt in Bangkok.


http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php

 

[STEADFAST]

Yikes! Thanks for posting this. My husband's ship is ported in Thailand right now.

ETA: Just checked a map, and they're about a thousand miles away from the epicenter, so I think they'll be just fine -- and maybe didn't even feel it.

 

[angela]

This is saying there were actually 2 quakes. The first only 6 miles deep and the second 140 miles deep. Im getting spooked.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2011-03-24-myanmar-earthquake_N.htm

 

[hockeymom]

Are there tsunami warnings for the Pacific again?

 

[Kat]

I haven't checked on the internet Hockeymom but I've had the news on for about 30 mins and I haven't heard any announcements. (local news) I'll be sure to post if they say anything. We just have bad weather here today.

 

[angela]

Too far inland for tsunami warning. This isnt getting much media ateention at all. This article says the depth and magnitude were similar to the earthquake in Haiti and 1-2 deaths reported.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fgw-myanmar-quake-20110324,0,2828529.story