Naypyidaw, Myanmar, 18 December (H.S.): Earthquake tremors jolted Myanmar this morning, registering 4.4 on the Richter scale, with India's National Centre for Seismology confirming the event at coordinates 26.07°N latitude and 97.00°E longitude, at a depth of 100 kilometers.
No immediate reports of loss of life or property damage have surfaced from the epicenter, underscoring the moderate intensity's limited impact. This seismic stir follows recent tremors on December 11 and 10, heightening vigilance in a nation prone to moderate-to-major quakes and tsunami threats along its extensive coastline.
Geologists attribute Myanmar's vulnerability to its position amid active fault lines, where converging plates amplify subterranean stresses. The National Centre for Seismology's precise logging reveals today's quake as a shallow-depth harbinger, yet benign in consequences.Recent precedents include December 11 and 10 tremors, signaling persistent tectonic unrest.
The World Health Organization had previously alerted to surging health perils—encompassing displacement and disease outbreaks—for thousands in central Myanmar following March 28's twin cataclysms of 7.7 and 6.4 magnitudes. Today's episode, though milder, reinforces calls for fortified resilience amid Myanmar's seismic susceptibility.
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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar
