M6.6 earthquake near Taungdwingyi, Magway

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 16 km SE of Taungdwingyi, Myanmar on 21 Sept 2003, 18:16 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Taungdwingyi, about 17 km away in Magway, Myanmar.