BFF-35 Minor quake jolts northwestern Myanmar

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MYANMAR-QUAKE

Minor quake jolts northwestern Myanmar

YANGON, July 18, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – A 4.3-magnitude earthquake Wednesday
jolted Myanmar’s Sagaing region, said a release from the meteorology and
hydrology department.

The quake struck at 08:35:27 local time (02:05:27 GMT), the release said.

Its epicenter was 8 kilometers northwest of YinMaBin town in the region
and 138 kilometers from Kanbalu seismological observatory.

No further detailed about damage is reported so far.

BSS/XINHUA/GMR/1110 hrs