Kabaw Fault

Kabaw Fault is a fault in Myanmar. It was among those that ruptured during the 1762 Arakan earthquake.

Location

Kabaw Fault lies roughly parallel with the Indo-Burmese border near Mizoram at the foothills of the mountains separating the plains of central Myanmar with the Arakan Mountains, extending due south roughly 300 km.^[1]

References

^ "In India, Bangladesh and Myanmar, a Major Earthquake is Inevitable". Thequint.com. Retrieved 23 October 2017.

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[1] "In India, Bangladesh and Myanmar, a Major Earthquake is Inevitable". Thequint.com. Retrieved 23 October 2017.

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v t e Earthquakes and plate tectonics in Myanmar
Pre-20th century	1762 Rahkine 1839 Innwa 1858 Prome
20th century	1912 Taunggyi 1930 Bago 1930 Pyu 1931 Myitkyina 1946 Sagaing 1950 Assam–Tibet 1956 Sagaing 1975 Bagan 1976 Yunnan 1988 Myanmar–India 1988 Lancang–Gengma 1995 Menglian 1997 Chittagong
21st century	2003 Taungdwingyi 2004 Indian Ocean 2009 Coco Islands 2011 Yingjiang 2011 Tarlay 2012 Thabeikkyin 2016 Imphal 2016 Chauk 2016 Kani
Fault zones and tectonic plates	Sagaing Fault Kyaukkyan Fault Three Pagodas Fault West Andaman Fault Kabaw Fault Sunda megathrust Main Himalayan Thrust Main Frontal Thrust Burma plate Sunda plate Indian plate Eurasian plate