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{{short description|Earthquake in Myanmar}}
{{Infobox earthquake
| title = 2016 Myanmar earthquake
| local-date = {{Start date|df=yes|2016|04|13}}
| local-time = 20:25
| timestamp = 2016-04-13 13:55:17
| anss-url = us20005hqz
| isc-event = 611829306
| map2={{Location map | Myanmar|relief=1
| AlternativeMap = Myanmar relief location map.jpg
| label =
| lat_deg = 23
| lat_min = 7
| lat_sec = 58.8
| lon_deg = 94
| lon_min = 54
| lon_sec = 0
| mark=Bullseye1.png
| marksize=40
| position = bottom
| width =
| float = center
| caption = }}
| magnitude = 6.9 [[Moment magnitude scale|Mw]]
| location={{coord|23.133|94.900|display=inline,title}}<ref name=USGS>{{cite web|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20005hqz#general|title=M6.9 - 74km SE of Mawlaik, Burma|work=USGS|accessdate=13 April 2016}}</ref>
| depth = {{convert|134.8|km|abbr=on}}<ref name=USGS />
| countries affected = [[Bangladesh]] [[India]] [[Myanmar]] [[Nepal]]
| aftershocks = 1<ref>{{cite web|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20005hyf#general|title=M4.6 - 31km NW of Mawlaik, Burma|accessdate=15 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/#%7B%22feed%22%3A%221day_m25%22%2C%22search%22%3Anull%2C%22listFormat%22%3A%22default%22%2C%22sort%22%3A%22newest%22%2C%22basemap%22%3A%22grayscale%22%2C%22autoUpdate%22%3Atrue%2C%22restrictListToMap%22%3Atrue%2C%22timeZone%22%3A%22utc%22%2C%22mapposition%22%3A%5B%5B14.33890401019508%2C82.210693359375%5D%2C%5B27.67379895781762%2C106.820068359375%5D%5D%2C%22overlays%22%3A%7B%22plates%22%3Atrue%7D%2C%22viewModes%22%3A%7B%22list%22%3Atrue%2C%22map%22%3Atrue%2C%22settings%22%3Afalse%2C%22help%22%3Afalse%7D%7D|title=Earthquakes|accessdate=15 April 2016}}</ref>
| casualties = 2 dead 120 injured
}}
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck [[Myanmar]] {{convert|135|km|mi|abbr=on}} north-west of [[Mandalay]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-36038029|title=Myanmar shaken by 6.9 magnitude earthquake|work=BBC News|date=13 April 2016|accessdate=13 April 2016}}</ref> on April 13 with a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of VI (''Strong''). It struck at 8:25 pm [[Myanmar Standard Time|local time]] (13:55 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]), and was centered in an isolated area. The estimated depth was 134 km.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-quake-idUSKCN0XA1NS|title=Earthquake hits Myanmar, no immediate reports of major damage|date=2016-04-13|newspaper=Reuters|access-date=2016-04-13}}</ref> It lasted for around one minute according to [[Xinhua News Agency|Xinhua]] reporters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/04/strong-quake-hits-myanmar-tremors-felt-india-160413142559053.html|title=Strong quake hits Myanmar, tremors felt in India|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=2016-04-14}}</ref>

There were no reports of major damage or loss of life as a result of the tremor in Myanmar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/myanmar-struck-by-70-magnitude-earthquake-usgs/ar-BBrI1ns?ocid=ansmsnnews11|title=Myanmar struck by 7.0 magnitude earthquake - USGS}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36038029|title=Myanmar shaken by 6.9 magnitude earthquake|newspaper=BBC News|date=2016-04-13}}</ref>

The tremor was also felt in [[Bangladesh]] and [[India]]. In India, at least two people lost their lives and more than 70 were reported to have been injured.<ref>{{cite web|title=Assam: At least two killed, 70 injured in earthquake|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-at-least-two-killed-70-injured-in-assam-earthquake-2201945|website=dnaindia.com|publisher=DNA India|accessdate=14 April 2016|date=2016-04-14}}</ref> 50 people were injured in [[Chittagong]], Bangladesh, rushing out of [[Ready Made Garment]] factories.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/country/tremor-felt-after-69-magnitude-myanmar-earthquake-1208680|title=Earthquake: 50 hurt, 4 buildings tilt in Ctg|work=The Daily Star|date=2016-04-13}}</ref> Some fifty persons suffered injuries in the Bangladeshi capital [[Dhaka]] and north eastern city of [[Sylhet]] as they fled their homes and other buildings during the earthquake.<ref name=":0" /> Tremors were also felt in eastern and central Nepal.<ref name=":0" />


==See also==
* [[List of earthquakes in 2016]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{EQ-isc-link|611829306}}

{{Earthquakes in 2016}}
{{Disasters in India in 2016}}

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