New Delhi, March 28 -- Director of National Centre for Seismology (NCS) Dr OP Mishra on Friday stated that the six earthquakes that jolted Myanmar were on the longest fault line, Sagaing Fault, which stretches to 1200 km.

Further, he stated that this was not the first occurrence of an earthquake above 7 on the Richter scale.

Speaking to ANI, Mishra said "It occurred in the longest fault in Myanmar, Sagaing Fault. Its length is 1200 km. This fault has generated several earthquakes in the past of magnitude more than 7. This is not the first earthquake with magnitude 7."

Further, he stated that the earthquake occurred at a depth which was of shallow range between 20 to 30 kilometres.

"This is a very highly seismic-prone zone where there ...