M5.1 earthquake near Pyay, Bago Region

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 46 km ENE of Pyay, Myanmar on 10 Oct 2018, 10:28 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 Pyay, about 48 km away in Bago Region, Myanmar.