ミャンマー中部のチャウ付近で8月24日午後4時4分（日本時間午後6時34分）、マグニチュード6.8の地震が発生したとアメリカ地質調査所が発表した。25日午前7時現在、産経ニュースは「少なくとも4人が死亡した」と報じている。
2016年ミャンマー中部地震
MYANMAR-QUAKE(01 of10)
The ancient Sulamuni temple is seen shrouded in dust as a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Bagan on August 24, 2016.\nA powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on August 24, killing at least one person and damaging pagodas in the ancient city of Bagan, officials said. The quake, which the US Geological Survey said hit at a depth of 84 kilometres (52 miles), was also felt across neighbouring Thailand, India and Bangladesh, sending panicked residents rushing onto the streets. / AFP / SOE MOE AUNG / (Photo credit should read SOE MOE AUNG/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
MYANMAR-QUAKE(02 of10)
An ancient temple is seen shrouded in dust as a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Bagan on August 24, 2016. \nA powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on August 24, killing at least one person and damaging pagodas in the ancient city of Bagan, officials said. The quake, which the US Geological Survey said hit at a depth of 84 kilometres (52 miles), was also felt across neighbouring Thailand, India and Bangladesh, sending panicked residents rushing onto the streets. / AFP / SOE MOE AUNG (Photo credit should read SOE MOE AUNG/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
MYANMAR-EARTHQUAKE(03 of10)
Collapsed walls surround an ancient pagoda after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Bagan on August 24, 2016. \nA powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on August 24, killing at least one person and damaging pagodas in the ancient city of Bagan, officials said. The quake, which the US Geological Survey said hit at a depth of 84 kilometres (52 miles), was also felt across neighbouring Thailand, India and Bangladesh, sending panicked residents rushing onto the streets. / AFP / SOE MOE AUNG (Photo credit should read SOE MOE AUNG/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
MYANMAR-QUAKE(04 of10)
Tourists take photographs of an ancient pagoda after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Bagan on August 24, 2016. \nA powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on August 24, killing at least one person and damaging pagodas in the ancient city of Bagan, officials said. The quake, which the US Geological Survey said hit at a depth of 84 kilometres (52 miles), was also felt across neighbouring Thailand, India and Bangladesh, sending panicked residents rushing onto the streets. / AFP / SOE MOE AUNG (Photo credit should read SOE MOE AUNG/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
TOPSHOT-CORRECTION-MYANMAR-QUAKE(05 of10)
TOPSHOT - The ancient Sulamuni temple is seen shrouded in dust as a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Bagan on August 24, 2016.\nA powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on August 24, killing at least one person and damaging pagodas in the ancient city of Bagan, officials said. The quake, which the US Geological Survey said hit at a depth of 84 kilometres (52 miles), was also felt across neighbouring Thailand, India and Bangladesh, sending panicked residents rushing onto the streets. / AFP / SOE MOE AUNG / (Photo credit should read SOE MOE AUNG/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
Earthquake of 6.8 in India(06 of10)
People rushed out of their Shopping Mall and offices after tremors were felt in Kolkata ,Most of India was shaken by the earthquake,An earthquake of 6.8 magnitude struck central Myanmar,US Geological Survey (USGS) said, shaking buildings across the country and the region.The quake struck 143 km west of the city of Meiktila at a depth of 84 km, the agency said.Tremors were felt in parts of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar and Assam. Metro services have been stopped in Kolkata after tremors were felt in the West Bengal capital. Many offices too have been closed on August 24,2016 in Kolkata, (Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (credit:NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Earthquake of 6.8 in India(07 of10)
People rushed out of their Shopping Mall and offices after tremors were felt in Kolkata ,Most of India was shaken by the earthquake,An earthquake of 6.8 magnitude struck central Myanmar,US Geological Survey (USGS) said, shaking buildings across the country and the region.The quake struck 143 km west of the city of Meiktila at a depth of 84 km, the agency said.Tremors were felt in parts of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar and Assam. Metro services have been stopped in Kolkata after tremors were felt in the West Bengal capital. Many offices too have been closed on August 24,2016 in Kolkata, (Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (credit:NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Earthquake of 6.8 in India(08 of10)
People rushed out of their Shopping Mall and offices after tremors were felt in Kolkata ,Most of India was shaken by the earthquake,An earthquake of 6.8 magnitude struck central Myanmar,US Geological Survey (USGS) said, shaking buildings across the country and the region.The quake struck 143 km west of the city of Meiktila at a depth of 84 km, the agency said.Tremors were felt in parts of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar and Assam. Metro services have been stopped in Kolkata after tremors were felt in the West Bengal capital. Many offices too have been closed on August 24,2016 in Kolkata, (Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (credit:NurPhoto via Getty Images)
India Myanmar Earthquake(09 of10)
People stand outdoors after they rushed out of their offices following tremors in Kolkata, India, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 shook central Myanmar on Wednesday, knocking glasses off tables and sending people running out of buildings in the country\'s largest city.The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered about 25 kilometers (15 miles) west of Chauk, an area west of the ancient capital of Bagan. (AP Photo/Bikas Das) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
India Myanmar Earthquake(10 of10)
People stand outdoors after they rushed out of their offices following tremors in Kolkata, India, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 shook central Myanmar on Wednesday, knocking glasses off tables and sending people running out of buildings in the country\'s largest city.The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered about 25 kilometers (15 miles) west of Chauk, an area west of the ancient capital of Bagan. (AP Photo/Bikas Das) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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震源地はミャンマー最大の都市ヤンゴンの北西約500キロほどで、震源の深さは84.1キロ。ヤンゴン駐在の日本人女性はハフポスト日本版の電話取材に対し、「ものが倒れるほどの揺れではなかったが、日本で言えば震度3から4ぐらいの揺れだった」とコメントした。
ロイターによると、タイやバングラデシュでも揺れを感じたという。
アメリカ地質調査所が発表した震源図
現地紙ミャンマータイムズは、中部のバガン遺跡で68のパゴダ（仏塔）が被害を受けたと伝えた。
インドのABPニュースによると、西ベンガル、コルカタ、マルダ、ビルブム、西ミドナープルでも揺れを感じたという。
SNS上には、現地の様子と思われる映像や写真が続々と投稿されている。