M6.1 earthquake near Tatkon, Sagaing Region

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 115 km E of W?ngjing, India on 8 Aug 1994, 21:08 UTC at a depth of 122 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Tatkon, about 14 km away in Sagaing Region, Myanmar.