New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck Myanmar on Wednesday. The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) reported that the tremor took place at 11:00 AM IST at a focal depth of 37 kilometres. This follows an earlier magnitude 3.0 earthquake that hit the country on Sunday.

The NCS confirmed the Wednesday earthquake in a post on social media platform X. "EQ of M: 4.2, On: 29/10/2025 11:00:59 IST, Lat: 21.79 N, Long: 93.45 E, Depth: 37 Km, Location: Myanmar (sic)."

In a separate post on X on Sunday, the NCS stated: "EQ of M: 3.0, On: 26/10/2025 04:42:41 IST, Lat: 26.63 N, Long: 96.46 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Myanmar."

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