Magnitude 4.9 earthquake recorded in western Myanmar

An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 occurred in western Myanmar.

The source of the earthquake lay at a depth of 35 kilometers and was recorded 95 kilometers northeast of the city of Sittwe.

MOSCOW, October 3 - RIA Novosti. An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 occurred in western Myanmar, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reports.

The earthquake was recorded at 18.12 UTC (21.12 Moscow time) 95 kilometers northeast of the city of Sittwe, located in eastern Myanmar, with a population of about 177 thousand people. The outbreak lay at a depth of 35 kilometers.