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Urgent: 6.0-magnitude quake hits West of Pyu, Myanmar -- USGS

Xinhua,January 12, 2018 Adjust font size:

NEW YORK, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted 37km west of Pyu, Myanmar, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said on Thursday.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 18.4294 degrees north latitude and 96.0865 degrees east longitude. Enditem