Three slight earthquakes occurred in Myanmar

 

EARTHQUAKES struck Myanmar according to the reports of the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology.

An earthquake of magnitude (3.5) Richter Scale with its epicentre inside Myanmar (about nine miles north-northeast of Gwa), latitude 17.73°N, longitude 94.64°E, depth (10) kilometres, about ten miles north-northeast of Gwa seismological observatory happened at 17 hours 23 minutes 12 seconds MST yesterday.

On the same day, a 4.2 magnitude earthquake with its epicentre inside Myanmar (about six miles east-northeast of Namsang), latitude 20.90°N, longitude 97.81°E, depth seven kilometres, about 52 miles east-northeast of Taunggyi seismological observatory occurred at 11 hours 28 minutes 29 sec onds MST.

Similarly, A slight earthquake of magnitude (3.7) Richter Scale with its epicentre inside Myanmar (about 12 miles west of Langkho), latitude 20.35°N, longitude 97.81°E, depth ten kilometres, was recorded about 38 miles south of Namsang seismological observatory at 06 hours 53 minutes 48 seconds MST yesterday morning.

DMH/ GNLM

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