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Magnitude 5.6 quake jolts Myanmar
ANKARA – A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Myanmar on Sunday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said, with no immediate reports of new casualties or property damage.
The country’s Department of Meteorology and Hydrology put the intensity at magnitude 5.5.
The epicenter was about 14.5 kilometers northeast of Wundwin town in the Mandalay region and struck at a depth of 35 kilometers (21.7 miles), said the EMSC.
The Southeast Asian nation is reeling from the destruction caused by a massive 7.7 magnitude tremor that struck the central region, home to 17 million people, on March 28.
A total of 3,649 victims were killed and 5,018 injured by the quake, while 145 are still missing.
About 89 aftershocks have hit Myanmar since March 28, according to the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology.
The tremors have ranged in magnitude from 2.8 to 7.5. PNA/Anadolu
