M6.9 earthquake near Tachilek, Shan State

What happened

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 27 km NNW of Tachilek, Myanmar on 24 Mar 2011, 13:55 UTC at a depth of 8 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 Tachilek, about 27 km away in Shan State, Myanmar.