Strong aftershock hits Mandalay Region two weeks after March 28 earthquake

Wundwin Township residents in the Mandalay Region reported a strong earthquake on Sunday. Wundwin is located 72 miles (116 km) south of Mandalay. “People ran [outdoors] because the tremor was quite powerful,” a resident told DVB on the condition of anonymity.

The regime Department of Meteorology and Hydrology announced that a 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck nine miles (14 km) northeast of Wundwin on April 13. It was the 128th aftershock recorded since the 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on March 28.