M6.1 earthquake near Katha, Sagaing Region

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 76 km NNW of Mogok, Myanmar on 21 Feb 1936, 06:20 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Katha, about 64 km away in Sagaing Region, Myanmar.