M5.0 earthquake - 166 km SSE of Pyapon, Myanmar

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 166 km SSE of Pyapon, Myanmar on 24 Jul 2016, 23:09 UTC at a depth of 28 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Ye, about 156 km away in Mon, Myanmar.