What the records say
- When
- 24 Aug 2016
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.8
- Where
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Coordinates
- 20.92° N, 94.57° E
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 20
- Damage musd
- 10
- Intensity mmi
- 5
- Depth km
- 82
2016 Chauk earthquake
Earthquake in Myanmar
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, 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.
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