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Magnitude 5.2 earthquake strikes near Hpakan, Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar (Burma)

Published: 23 October 2026
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

RSS feed source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

Friday, Oct 23, 2026 17:16 | 3 hours ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor

Just 9 minutes ago, a magnitude-5.2 earthquake struck near Hpakan, Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar (Burma). The tremor was recorded late at night on Friday, October 23, 2026, at 11:06 p.m. local time, at an intermediate depth of 115 km below the surface.
The event was reported by India’s National Center for Seismology (NCS), the first seismological agency to report it.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage but was probably felt by many people as light vibrations in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Kha Maung (pop. 670), located 5 km from the epicenter; Paw Maing (pop. 3,400), 18 km away; Sin Thay (pop. 2,600), 19 km away; Zee Hpyu Kone (pop. 5,000), 22 km away; Hman Pin (pop. 2,600), 28 km away; Pa Du Mone (pop. 8,000), 39 km away; Tuensang (pop. 36,800), 70 km away; and Hpakan (pop. 60,100), 96 km away.
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