M5.1 earthquake near Nyaung-U, Mandalay Region

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 16 km W of Pakokku, Myanmar on 1 Aug 2016, 10:01 UTC at a depth of 132 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 Nyaung-U, about 12 km away in Mandalay Region, Myanmar.