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Earthquake of Magnitude 6 Strikes Myanmar, GFZ Says
- Around 9:04 pm local time, seismic readings near 20.42°N, 93.88°E, recorded a quake about 70 miles east of Akyab.
- A 1,400-kilometre transform fault runs through Myanmar, linking the Andaman spreading centre with the Sagaing Fault, raising seismic and tsunami risk.
- The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said this was the third earthquake felt in Myanmar over 71 hours, and shaking was reported across West Bengal, including Kolkata, and Bangladesh.
- Dense cities including Yangon face elevated risk from the Sagaing Fault, which affects areas holding 46 per cent of Myanmar’s population, and reported depths 27 km and 57 km increase aftershock likelihood.
- State-Run media reported nearly 3,500 deaths from the March last year 7.7-magnitude quake near Sagaing, and Myanmar’s weakened economy and infrastructure plus recent military junta elections complicate recovery.
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L 17%
C 28%
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