Naypyidaw, 07 February (H.S.): Myanmar experienced its second seismic disturbance within 24 hours on Saturday when a 3.9 magnitude earthquake rattled the nation in the early hours, following Friday's 4.9 tremor, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties from either event.

India's National Centre for Seismology (NCS) confirmed via X that Saturday's pre-dawn quake originated at a depth of 85 kilometers, while Friday's struck at 96 kilometers. No prior damage alerts have surfaced, though shallower quakes amplify surface devastation as seismic waves traverse minimal distances, intensifying ground motion and structural peril.

Tectonic Hotspot Prone to Perils

Myanmar's elongated coastline renders it vulnerable to moderate-to-severe quakes and tsunamis, wedged amid four colliding plates—Indian, Eurasian, Sunda, and Burma—bisected by a 1,400 km transform fault linking the Andaman Spreading Center northward to the Sagaing Fault convergence zone.

The latter heightens seismic threats for Sagaing, Mandalay, Bago, and Yangon.Recent precursors include February 2's 4.5 quake at 115 km depth and February 3's shallow 5.3 at 20 km.

Last March 28's catastrophic 7.7 magnitude devastated 3,649 lives and injured over 5,000, per then-military spokesman Major General Zaw Min Tun, underscoring the nation's precarious seismic ledger amid ongoing geological volatility.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar