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4.5 magnitude earthquake hits Myanmar, second earthquake in a month

Updated on: 22 May,2023 10:11 AM IST  |  Naypyidaw
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The earthquake hit Myanmar at 08:15 am on Monday

4.5 magnitude earthquake hits Myanmar, second earthquake in a month

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An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter scale hit Myanmar, informed National Center for Seismology on Monday.


According to news agency ANI, the earthquake hit Myanmar at 08:15 am on Monday.


This month, this is the second earthquake as the last one took place on May 2.


"Earthquake of Magnitude:4.2, Occurred on 04-05-2023, 05:19:05 IST, Lat: 27.03 & Long: 96.34, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Myanmar," tweeted NCS.

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Meanwhile, an earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter scale struck Arunachal Pradesh's Changlang, informed National Center for Seismology on Monday.

The earthquake hit Arunachal Pradesh at 08:15 am on Monday.

According to the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 14 Km.

"Earthquake of Magnitude:4.5, Occurred on 22-05-2023, 08:15:39 IST, Lat: 27.05 and Long: 97.04, Depth: 14 Km , Location: 86km SSE of Changlang, Arunachal Pradesh," tweeted NCS.

Earlier on May 20, an earthquake of 3.2 on the Richter Scale rocked Manipur's Shirui village.

The tremors were felt at 7:31 pm, 3 km northwest of Shirui in Manipur.

(With inputs from ANI)

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