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|relief = 2&lt;br /&gt;
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|lat_deg = 25.149&lt;br /&gt;
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| timestamp = 1988-08-06 00:36:24&lt;br /&gt;
| isc-event = 428070&lt;br /&gt;
| anss-url = https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0003jpw/executive&lt;br /&gt;
| local-date = 6 August 1988&lt;br /&gt;
| local-time = 7:06 am&lt;br /&gt;
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| depth = 90.5 km&lt;br /&gt;
| magnitude = 7.3 {{M|w|link=yes}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;7.5 {{M|l|link=y}}&lt;br /&gt;
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| type = Oblique-reverse&lt;br /&gt;
| affected = Myanmar, India and Bangladesh&lt;br /&gt;
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| intensity = {{MMI|8}}&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Pg 287&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book |author1=J. R. Kayal |title=Microearthquake Seismology and Seismotectonics of South Asia |date=2008 |publisher=Springer, Dordrecht |isbn=978-1-4020-8180-4 |page=287 |doi=10.1007/978-1-4020-8180-4 |edition=1 |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8180-4 |access-date=10 April 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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| casualties = 3 dead and 12 injured in India&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;2 dead and 30 injured or missing in Bangladesh&lt;br /&gt;
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The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;1988 Myanmar–India earthquake&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, also known as the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Indo-Burma earthquake&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; struck the [[Sagaing Region]] of [[Myanmar]], about {{convert|30|km}} from the border with [[India]] on 6 August at 7:06 am [[Myanmar Standard Time|MMT]] with a [[Moment magnitude scale|moment magnitude]] of 7.3. It was the largest earthquake in the world that year, after a {{M|w}}7.8 in the Gulf of Alaska. Five people were killed, and more than 30 left injured or missing as a result.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite journal|title=Homogeneous earthquake catalogue for Northeast region of India using robust statistical approaches|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/19475705.2017.1345794|journal=Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk|year=2017|volume=8|pages=1477–1491|doi=10.1080/19475705.2017.1345794|via=Taylor &amp;amp; Francis|last1=Pandey|first1=Auchitya Kumar|last2=Chingtham|first2=Prasanta|last3=Roy|first3=P. N. S.|issue=2|s2cid=133793886|doi-access=free}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Earthquake Event Information MYANMAR (BURMA); INDIA: GAUHATI, SIBSAGAR, IMPHAL|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/5164|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=NGDC}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Serious damage were reported in India and Bangladesh, while some minor damage occurred in Myanmar. The earthquake was reportedly felt in the [[Soviet Union]].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Earthquake ==&lt;br /&gt;
The earthquake was located in a rather remote area, over {{convert|200|mi}} from [[Mandalay]], Myanmar and [[Shillong]], [[India]], although many small settlements including [[Homalin]], [[Maungkan]], [[Tamanthi|{{proper name|Hta}} Man Thi]] and [[Kawya]] lie close to it.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|title=7.3 Earthquake Rocks India-Burma Border|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-08-06-mn-6911-story.html}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  West of where the earthquake nucleated lies the [[Chin Hills]]-[[Arakan Mountains|Arakan Range]], a mountain belt formed by the collision of the [[Indian Plate|Indian]] and [[Burma Plate]], similar to the [[continental collision]] seen in the [[Himalayas]]. [[Focal mechanism]] indicated oblique-reverse [[Fault (geology)|faulting]] at an intermediate depth.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Focal Mechanism|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0003jpw/focal-mechanism|website=US Geological Survey}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The earthquake likely occurred within the subducting Indian Plate. Shaking was felt for 2 minutes.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Damage, casualties and effects ===&lt;br /&gt;
Two people were killed and 30 injured or missing in [[Bangladesh]] after [[seiche]]s formed in the [[Jamuna River (Bangladesh)|Jamuna River]] at [[Dhaka]] caused a [[Ferry|ferry boat]] to [[Capsizing|capsize]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Tsunami Event Information BANGLADESH|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/tsunami/event-more-info/2372|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=NGDC}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; An additional two lost their lives in Northern India. Large-scale landslides, fissures and liquefaction events were reported in India and Bangladesh. [[Subsidence]] of {{convert|20|cm}} was recorded in [[Guwahati|Gauhati]], India. It was felt throughout Bangladesh and northeastern India, including [[Kolkata|Calcutta]]. The earthquake was also felt in parts of northwestern Myanmar and [[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]]. Shaking from the earthquake caused significant damage to human infrastructures, railroads, and roadways.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Pg 287&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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At [[Assam]], India, severe liquefaction caused damages roads and bridges of [[National Highway 37 (India)|National Highway 37]]. A Hotel Regale in [[Silchar]] suffered extensively due to liquefaction, the floors had subsided and walls cracked. A section of an embankment slumped away, leaving a railroad between Borlongphar and Langchiliet hanging 8 meters above the ground.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite journal|last=M. K. Gupta|date=4 June 1993|title=Liquefaction During 1988 Earthquakes and a Case Study|url=https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2251&amp;amp;context=icchge|journal=Third International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering|via=Missouri University of Science and Technology}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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On August 21 that same year, a smaller but [[1988 Nepal earthquake|deadlier earthquake]] would affect the India and Nepal region again.&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[List of earthquakes in Myanmar]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[List of earthquakes in India]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[List of earthquakes in 1988]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1988 Lancang earthquake]] — Second major earthquake to strike Burma in the same year&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Earthquakes in 1988}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:1988 earthquakes]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:1988 in Burma]]&lt;br /&gt;
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