M5.1 earthquake near Kalemyo, Sagaing Region
3097 d ago · 24 Apr 2018, 04:08 UTC 78 km SSE of Mawlaik, Myanmar
What happened
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 78 km SSE of Mawlaik, Myanmar on 24 Apr 2018, 04:08 UTC at a depth of 106 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.
The nearest town in our records is Kalemyo, about 62 km away in Sagaing Region, Myanmar.
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