 "Due to the strong shocks of the earthquake, the earth shook, people ran away from the house…")
The land of India’s neighboring country was once again shaken by earthquake shocks. Strong earthquake shocks were felt in Myanmar late at night. This created an atmosphere of panic among the people. Its magnitude was recorded as 4.8 on the Richter scale.
Although there is no news of any loss of life or property due to the earthquake, people have started running out of their houses. The reason for this was that the doors and windows of their houses started shaking and the utensils also fell. The earthquake occurred around 1 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was at a depth of 106 km underground.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 on the Richter Scale hit Myanmar at 00:53:35 IST (12.53 am) today: National Center for Seismology pic.twitter.com/gCk9E7Lxdw
— ANI (@ANI) January 23, 2025
According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake hit Myanmar around midnight on Thursday. The magnitude of this earthquake was measured at 4.8 on the Richter scale. The earthquake struck at 12:53 pm Indian time. There was an earthquake in Myanmar last week as well
Currently, there is no news of any loss of life in this earthquake. There is no word yet on whether any buildings have been damaged. Earlier on Thursday, two earthquakes were felt in Afghanistan. Both earthquakes were more intense in Afghanistan. Apart from Myanmar, earthquakes also occurred in Afghanistan, Tibet and the Philippines. There were two earthquakes in the Philippines. A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar earlier this week, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. Earlier in December there was a 4.2 magnitude earthquake.
Why do earthquakes occur?
According to geologists, the real cause of earthquakes is rapid movement of tectonic plates. Apart from this, earthquakes are also caused by meteorite impacts and volcanic eruptions, mine testing and nuclear testing. Earthquake intensity is measured on the Richter scale. A magnitude 2.0 or 3.0 earthquake on this scale is mild, while a magnitude 6 earthquake would have been a strong earthquake.