M6.3 earthquake near Danai, Kachin State

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 83 km NNE of Sarupathar, India on 7 Jun 2000, 21:46 UTC at a depth of 33 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 Danai, about 75 km away in Kachin State, Myanmar.