Part of a bridge under construction fell into the Irrawaddy River near Shwebo and a gold mine collapsed at Sintku.

[6] The earthquake was caused by right lateral movement on the Sagaing Fault between Singu and Tagaung, with a preliminary estimated rupture length of 60–70 km, and was followed by three large (M≥5) aftershocks in the area south of the mainshock epicenter,[7] and one to the north.

Centroid moment tensor solution suggested the earthquake ruptured a north–south trending and sub-vertical fault that steeply dipped to the east.

[9] Many buildings, including monasteries, pagodas, a hospital, and a school collapsed in Male and neighbouring villages.

[7] The Radana Thinga Bridge, which was still under construction, fell into the Irrawaddy River, and several workers went missing.