Slight earthquake strikes Sedoktara Township

No immediate reports of damage or casualties were available following a slight earthquake which was recorded at 2:26 am Myanmar Standard Time today.

The earthquake with the magnitude of 3.8 on the Richter Scale with its epicenter inside Myanmar jolted about 18 miles south of Sedoktara Township, Magway Region, latitude 20.22°N, longitude 94.29°E, depth 15 kilometers about 78 miles southwest of NyaungU seismological observatory, according to the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology.

 Approximately 79 earthquakes –twenty six in Bago Region, eighteen in Sagaing Region, seven in Shan State, five in Magway Region, four each in Chin State and Mandalay Region, three each in Nay Pyi Taw Council Area, Yangon Region and Rakhine State and two in Ayeyawady Region—hit Myanmar during the period from 1 January to 20 May this year.

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Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar