- Myanmar experienced a 5.2 magnitude earthquake Friday night.
- The seismic event occurred at 10:36 PM local time.
- No injuries or significant damage have been reported.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Myanmar at 10.36 pm (local time) on Friday. The National Center for Seismology stated an earthquake of magnitude 5.2 occurred in Myanmar on October 23, at 22:36 IST. The seismic event was centered at coordinates 26.031 N and 95.478 E, at a depth of 115 kilometers, it added. No information about loss of the lives or properties emerged so far.
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— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) October 23, 2026
16 Killed After 7.0 Earthquake Rocks Tibet
The earthquake hit Myanmar a day after devastating tremors were felt in Tibet. A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck a mountainous region in Tibet, killing at least 16 people and injuring 76 others.
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The high-intensity shallow earthquake, which struck at a depth of below 10 km at 10.33 PM on Thursday, caused widespread devastation and heavy casualties in the remote Baqen County of the city of Nagqu in Tibet.
So far, 12,489 residents were evacuated, and rescue and relief operations, along with the resettlement of affected residents, were underway. To assist the rescue efforts, China has deployed satellites and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to conduct emergency communication support and imaging of the quake-hit area, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) said on Friday.
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The fragile Tibetan Plateau is prone to powerful earthquakes as it lies in a region where the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates collide, generating significant seismic activity. China has allocated 50 million yuan (about USD 7.5 million) in emergency disaster relief funds and earmarked another 30 million yuan for recovery efforts following the earthquake, according to Xinhua.
More than 330 houses collapsed or were damaged in the quake, and the extent of the damage is being assessed, according to earlier reports. The detailed breakdown of the 76 injured, including the number of people seriously hurt, was not immediately available.
Passenger trains on the affected section of the Qinghai-Xizang Railway resumed operations at reduced speeds on Friday morning, China Railway Qinghai-Xizang Group Co Ltd said. State Grid Xizang Electric Power Co Ltd said electricity had been restored to 1,937 households in the quake-hit area of Baqen County as of 10 am (local time) on Friday. Relief supplies dispatched by authorities at various levels have reached the affected area.
(With Agencies Inputs)
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