A 6.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Myanmar

A 6.9 magnitude earthquake shook Myanmar 
on Wednesday night of April 13, 2016  
​and was felt in parts of India and Bangladesh. 

​According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS.Gov)
the epicenter of the earthquake 
is located some 500 km 
to the northeast of the Sunda Trench, 
where lithosphere of the India plate 
begins subducting to the northeast 
beneath Sunda and Eurasia.
It was 
74.0 km SE of Mawlaik, Burma
103.0 km NW of Shwebo, Burma
115.0 km NNW of Monywa, Burma
165.0 km W of Mogok, Burma
396.0 km NNW of Nay Pyi Taw, Burma.