Minor earthquake strikes near Myanmar's Pyay township
The quake occurred at approximately 9:44am Myanmar Standard Time and was centred about 11 miles west of Pyay, in central Myanmar. It originated at a depth of 77km and was located around 90 miles northeast of the Gwa seismic station, at coordinates 18.83°N latitude and 95.05°E longitude.
A few days earlier, on June 5 at around 8:11am, a magnitude 4.0 aftershock occurred about 12 miles southwest of Lewe, at a depth of 10km.
Following these tremors, reports on social media indicated that students at basic education schools near Naypyidaw evacuated classrooms in fear, and some parents were seen gathering outside schools out of concern for their children's safety.
According to the DMH, since the powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck on March 28, there have been approximately 187 aftershocks up to the morning of June 5.
The department noted that these aftershocks were predominantly centered in central Myanmar, with magnitudes ranging from 5 to 7 on the Richter scale. Most aftershocks measured slightly above magnitude 3.
The frequency of aftershocks began to noticeably decline after April 20, with only eight occurring by April 28. The strongest among them reached a magnitude of 3.9, according to DMH reports. - Eleven Media/ANN
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