Yangon, 25 December

No reports of damages or casualties were available following a strong earthquake outside Myanmar which was recorded early this morning, according to a source from the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH).

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 on the Richter scale, with its epicenter outside Myanmar jolted Mindanao, the Philippines. It was recorded at 6:13 a.m. today at a latitude of 1.29°85, and longitude of 120.65°E, with a depth of 6.3 kilometers and about 1,652 miles southeast of the Kabaaye seismological observatory, the DMH announced.

DMH
Translated by Kyaw Htike Soe