[6] The earthquake had an epicenter location in a remote and sparsely populated area, more than 200 miles (320 km) from Mandalay, Myanmar and Shillong, India.

Many small settlements however, including Homalin, Maungkan, Hta Man Thi and Kawya were in close proximity to the location of the quake.

[8] Two people were killed, 30 were injured and another 30 were missing in Bangladesh after seiches formed in the Jamuna River at Dhaka, causing a ferry boat to capsize.

Hotel Regale in Silchar suffered extensive damage due to liquefaction; subsiding floors and cracked walls.

[11] On August 21 that same year, a smaller but deadlier magnitude 6.9 earthquake would affect the India and Nepal region, killing at least 721 people.