M6.0 earthquake near Pyu, Bago Region

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 40 km WSW of Pyu, Myanmar on 11 Jan 2018, 18:26 UTC at a depth of 9 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Pyu, about 41 km away in Bago Region, Myanmar.