Earthquake of magnitude 4.5 recorded in Myanmar: NCS | World News

According to the National Seismology Center, a 4.5 magnitude earthquake occurred in Myanmar at 08:17 on Sunday morning.

The earthquake, at a depth of 100 km, took place at the coordinates of 22.16° North latitude and 94.51° East longitude.

There is no report of any damage or loss of life yet.
Earlier this month, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred in Myanmar on February 3 at around 9:04 pm, followed by another magnitude 5.3 earthquake at 9:21 pm.
Myanmar is vulnerable to hazards from medium to large magnitude earthquakes and tsunamis along its long coastline. Myanmar is sandwiched between four tectonic plates (Indian, Eurasian, Sunda and Burmese plates) that interact with active geological processes.
A 1,400-kilometer transform fault passes through Myanmar and connects the Andaman spreading center to a collision zone in the north called the Sagaing Fault.
The Sagaing Fault increases the seismic hazard for Sagaing, Mandalay, Bago and Yangon, which represent 46 percent of Myanmar’s population.
Although Yangon is relatively far from the fault line, it is still exposed to significant risks due to its dense population. For example, in 1903, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Bago also hit Yangon.