Four earthquakes are striking within an hour, shaking parts of Ayeyarwady and Yangon News

By Maung Dagon/MPA

Near Nyaungdon Township in the Ayeyarwady region, four earthquakes appeared near Nyaungdon within an hour, which shook several townships in the Ayeyarwady and Yangon regions and caused concern among residents.

According to a press release from the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, a moderate earthquake with a size of 5.1 near Nyaungdon Township, Ayeyarwady region, at a depth of 10 kilometers at 4:36 a.m. on March 5.

Three aftershogs followed. The first, with a size of 4.8, occurred at 4:54 a.m. in the second and measure 3.5, at 5:20 a.m., and the third with 3.1 magnitude took place at 5:23 a.m.

U Soe Thura, former chairman of the earthquake committee in Myanmar, said that the area had earthquakes in a scattered pattern and not from a single lines of rejection. He explained that this is a natural phenomenon and compared to the formation of young landscarms in the delta. Because of his experience, he does not believe that a large earthquake will result from these tremors.

The three walks were 10, 23 and 25 miles southeast of the Nyaungdon community.

Many residents stated that the tremors feel strongly and leave their buildings out of safety. A resident of the municipality of Maubin said that shaking was intense and forcing it to go down where they stayed until morning. They felt trembling three or four times and even experienced dizziness when they stood outside.

The four earthquakes occurred in depths from 10 to 18 kilometers and were felt strongly in townships such as Nyaungdon, Maubin, Pathein and Mawlamyinegyun in the Ayeyarwady region. The tremor also fluctuates in Yangon.

A 40-year-old inhabitant of Lanmadaw Township, Yangon, said he was frightened by a sudden tremble in the early morning and noticed that his building fluctuated. A 30-year-old man from the community of Thingangyun expressed fear of the trembling buildings and said he was not sure whether they could withstand future earthquakes.

The earthquakes were to be felt considerably in several townships in Yangon, including South Okalapa, North Okalapa, Inomin, Mingaladon, Htantabin, Hlainghaya, South Dagon, North Dagon, Thingangyun, Ost -Dagon and Tamwe.

An earlier earthquake with a thickness of 4.5 had beaten the municipality of Taikkyi on March 3, which increasingly increased the concerns of the residents of Yangon. A resident from South Okalapa Township described, such as a loud, single -poured noise followed by tremors. They were not sure if they should run down the stairs because they fear that the building could collapse.

Myanmar is located on several important fault lines, including the Sagaing Reflection, the Kyaukkyan displacement, the Kaladan rejection and the Kabaw default, which are able to generate earthquakes of size 6 and higher. In addition, the country has 40 small fault lines that can generate smaller earthquakes in the range of size 2 to 5.

Historically, Myanmar has experienced destructive earthquakes. In 1930, an earthquake in the starch hit 7.0 bago along the Sagaing error and killed over 550 people. In 2011, an earthquake in Shan State called for an earthquake in Shan 80 Life.

The Sagaing References runs from Putao in the state of Kachin to the Gulf of Mottama and leads through large cities such as Myitkyina, Thabeikkyin, Tagaung, Sagaing, Mandalay, Naypyidaw, Taungoo, Phyu, Bago and Yangon. Since the last major earthquake for this error over 90 years ago, experts have been warning that another strong quake could occur in the future.

Earthquakes with sizes between 1 and 4.9 are considered minor, while those between 5 and 5.9 are moderate and cause minor damage. Earthquakes between 6 and 7.5 are strong and can lead to considerable damage, while those over 7.6 can cause widespread destruction. In the past, Myanmar has experienced earthquakes as strongly as 7.5.

In view of the country’s seismic activity, authorities and residents are asked to prepare for potential future earthquakes.