Dr. Yin Myo Min Htwe, Deputy Director of the Earthquake Division of the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, warned the public not to believe fake news about the earthquake.
He said that there are currently posts on social media stating that a major earthquake could occur at any time and on any day in the near future.
Dr. Yin Myo Min Htwe said that earthquakes are types of natural disaster that cannot be accurately predicted yet, so we should not believe rumors about earthquakes. (Interview)
The Earthquake Division under the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology provides real-time earthquake and Tsunami warnings to the public, and uses data from seismic stations installed in Myanmar to calculate the epicenter and releases earthquake news.
