Origin time 05:04 pm Depth 84.1 km (52.3 mi) Casualties 4 dead | Magnitude 6.8 Mw Max. intensity VI (Strong) Date 24 August 2016 | |
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Areas affected Bangladesh
India
Myanmar
Thailand Similar 2011 Myanmar earthquake, 2016 Imphal earthquake, August 2016 Central It, 2016 Taiwan earthquake, 2011 Christchurch earthquake | ||
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Myanmar 25 km (16 mi) west of Chauk on 24 August 2016 with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). It struck at 5:04 pm local time (10:34 UTC), and was centered in an isolated area. The estimated depth was 84.1 km. Tremors from the earthquake were felt in Yangon, in the eastern cities of Patna, Guwahati, and Kolkata in India, in Bangkok in Thailand and in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. According to reports, several temples in the nearby ancient city of Bagan were damaged and four people were reported dead.
References
August 2016 Myanmar earthquake Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA