via The Irrawady, 16 December 2022: An earthquake struck central Myanmar last month, affecting heritage buildings in Mandalay and Sagaing.
Religious buildings were damaged by an earthquake in Mandalay and Sagaing regions in central Myanmar on Thursday.
The earthquake measured 5.2 on the Richter scale and the epicenter was east of Tada-U in Mandalay, according to the junta’s Department of Meteorology and Hydrology.
The Me Nu Oak-kyaung (brick monastery) was damaged, according to an official from the Department of Archaeology and National Museum. The monastery was built for Nanmadaw Me Nu, the chief queen consort of King Bagyidaw, in 1822.
“The Me Nu Oak-kyaung, Yadana Seme and Manaung Yadana pagodas were slightly damaged. We estimate around five percent of those buildings were damaged,” said the official.
