​​​On Friday, 28 March a powerful Earthquake measuring M7.7 struck central Myanmar. The Earthquake occurred approximately 10km northwest of the city Mandalay, at a depth of 10km below the Earth's surface. The M7.7 earthquake was followed 12 minutes later by an aftershock with a magnitude of M6.4.

The Earthquake caused major damage to the city of Mandalay, with several buildings and bridges collapsing and multiple fatalities reported. Felt reports indicate that the maximum intensity of the Earthquake was IX or X (on the Modified Mercalli Scale) in the vicinity of the epicentre. In addition, the Earthquake was also felt strongly in Bangkok, Thailand, some 1,000km to the southeast, where multiple buildings were also reported to have collapsed as a result of the Earthquake.

Tectonically, the Earthquake is likely to have occurred as the result of strike slip faulting between the India and Eurasia plates. Since 1900, six other Earthquakes with magnitudes greater than M7 have occurred in the area.

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The earthquake was detected across Ireland by seismic stations operated by the Irish National Seismic Network (INSN), DIAS, see figure below.​

​Image: Myanmar Earthquake seen on seismographs from Ireland.

Note: This article and images were provided by INSN.