M5.2 earthquake near Zigon, Bago Region

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 48 km E of Paungde, Myanmar on 11 Jan 2018, 18:28 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Zigon, about 37 km away in Bago Region, Myanmar.