Locals displaced after earthquake near Chin State capital

27 Nov 2021

DMG Newsroom
27 November 2021, Hakha, Chin State

An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck about 9 miles northwest of Hakha, the capital of Chin State, on November 23, according to an official from the Earthquake Observatory. 

“We are still studying the situation,” the official added. 

The quake occurred at a depth of 32.8 km (20.4 miles) near Hakha, and shook towns and cities in Chin State and India’s Mizoram State, the Earthquake Observatory said. 

The earthquake was also reportedly felt in central Myanmar, including the capital Naypyidaw  some 258 miles southeast of Hakha. 

A local resident told DMG that the quake caused landslides at Anlang village, in Chin State’s Tedim Township, and forced some locals to evacuate their homes. 

“I heard a landslide and saw that the ground was cracked in the morning. Now I am preparing to move my home,” the resident said. 

A moderate temblor jolted Thantlang, a town where several homes and other buildings have been torched by junta soldiers in recent weeks, at about 9 a.m. on November 26, the Earthquake Observatory said. 

Families have been displaced to the Indian border due to the earthquake in Chin State, as well as military offensives by junta forces in Tedim, Hakha and Thantlang, with many of the displaced facing livelihood hardships, according to locals.