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Puzzle #32 was Burma (Myanmar).

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How it scored

Magnitude
M6.7 — strong class
Magnitude type
mww — W-phase moment magnitude
Depth
10.0 km — shallow
Region
The Himalaya and South Asia
Tsunami indicator
USGS tsunami indicator not set
Felt reports
115 DYFI reports
PAGER alert
red PAGER alert
Tectonic plates
Indian Plate · Eurasian Plate
Tectonic context
Continental collision between the Indian and Eurasian plates builds the Himalaya and deforms a broad part of South and Southeast Asia.

Also on the record

USGS reports magnitude M6.7. Which standard descriptive class contains it?
Strong (M6.0–6.9)
The hypocentral depth is 10.0 km. Which depth band is it in?
Shallow (less than 70 km)
USGS locates the event at “Burma (Myanmar)”. Which broad authored region matches?
The Himalaya and South Asia
What does the USGS tsunami indicator say for this event?
No — USGS did not set the event’s tsunami indicator; that is not a forecast.
Is this the largest earthquake in the supplied USGS week comparison?
No — at least one supplied week event has a higher magnitude.

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