1957 Mongolia earthquake

1957 Govi-Altai earthquake
Date December 4, 1957 (1957-12-04)
Origin time 18:52:52 UTC
Magnitude 8.1 MW [1]
Depth 30.0 km
Epicenter 45°11′20″N 99°22′05″E / 45.189°N 99.368°E / 45.189; 99.368Coordinates: 45°11′20″N 99°22′05″E / 45.189°N 99.368°E / 45.189; 99.368
Areas affected Mongolia
Max. intensity XI (Extreme)
Casualties 30

The 1957 Mongolia earthquake occurred on December 4. The earthquake resulted in thirty deaths, and the destruction of all houses in Dzun Bogd and Bayan Gobi. Subsidence, faulting and fissures occurred in the Bahar Uula and Ih Bogd Uul Mountains. The largest fissure was 250 km (160 mi) long with as much as 9–11 m (30–36 ft) of vertical and 3 m (9.8 ft) of horizontal offset. Because of the extremely sparse population in the area, this is perhaps the least damaging great earthquake to have occurred on land in the 20th Century.[2]

References

  1. ↑ M8.1 central Mongolia United States Geological Survey
  2. ↑ "Summary of the earthquake". United States Geological Survey. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, August 12, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.