An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale hit Myanmar on Monday morning, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) confirmed.
The quake occurred at a depth of 90 kilometers below the Earth’s surface at around 06:29 am, NCS said. The NCS notified about the earthquake on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on Monday. “Earthquake of Magnitude:4.3, Occurred on 23-10-2023, 06:29:16 IST, Lat: 23.30 and Long: 94.03, Depth: 90 Km, Location: Myanmar,” the post read.
No casualties have been reported so far in the area so far. Further details are awaited.
This is the second earthquake that struck the country in the past month. Another earthquake of magnitude 4.2 had jolted Myanmar on October 2. It hit at 7:59 pm, at a depth of 120 kilometers.