M6.1 earthquake - 292 km SW of Sittwe, Myanmar

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 292 km SW of Sittwe, Myanmar on 16 Dec 1918, 03:03 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Sittwe, about 293 km away in Rakhine, Myanmar.