Myanmar had been hit by six earthquakes, including a moderately strong quake, from April 15 to 18.

A moderate earthquake of magnitude 5.1 Richter Scale with its epicenter inside Myanmar occurred near Hakha on April 15, 2019.

“The quakes hit Myanmar four times on April 15, one times each on April 16 and 18 respectively. The biggest of them was the quake hit near Hakha and residents felt the shake,” said Dr Yin Myo Min Htwe, Director of Earthquake Sub-department of Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH).

According to the DMH, three quakes hit Myanmar on April 15: a 4.3 Richter Scale quake centering about six miles away from Tamu seismological observatory, a 3.7 Richter Scale centering about 26 miles away from Hakha seismological observatory and a 4.1 Richter Scale quake centering about 92 miles west of Kantbalu seismological observatory. A quake 3.7 on the Richter Scale hit Myanmar centering about 51 miles southeast of Nantsan seismological observatory in Shan State on April 18.

Myanmar is facing the danger of natural disaster as it is located on Sagaing, Kyaukkyan, Kabaw and Kalartan Faults. It is also located on five big faults which can cause earthquakes measuring 6.0 Richter Scale and above and some 40 smaller faults which can cause quakes measuring between 2.0 Richter Scale and 5.0 Richter Scale.

Myanmar had been hit by major earthquakes: a major quake of magnitude 7.0 Richter Scale with its epicenter inside Myanmar in Bago and Yangon which killed over 550 people in 1930, a major quake of magnitude 6.8 Richter Scale with its epicenter inside Myanmar in eastern Shan State which killed 76 people in 2011, an earthquake of magnitude 6.8 Richter Scale with its epicenter inside Myanmar near Thabeikkyin which caused 26 deaths in 2012, an earthquake of magnitude 6.8 Richter Scale with its epicenter inside Myanmar which destroyed pagodas in Bagan in 2016 and an earthquake centering Taikkyi in March 2017.