Skip to main content

Sagaing/Mandalay earthquake Situation Report No. 1

Countries
Myanmar
Sources
OCHA
Publication date

I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES

• On 11 November, an earthquake registering 6.8 on the Richter scale was recorded 50 kilometers north of Shwebo Township in Sagaing Region, 115 kilometers north of Mandalay. Shwebo, Khin-U and Kanablu Township in Sagaing Division, and Singu and Thabeikkyin Townships of Mandalay Region are reportedly affected.

• Government reports indicate at least 7 causalities and dozens injured and four people missing. Damage to houses, public buildings and infrastructure is reported in both Sagaing and Mandalay Regions.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs: To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit https://www.unocha.org/.