A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Kyaukse in Burma (Myanmar) on Friday. Exact location, longitude 96.0669° East, latitude 21.6076° North, depth = 10 km. Global time and date of event 04/04/25 / 2025-04-04 15:25:24 / April 4, 2025 @ 3:25 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000q3ye. Unique identifier: us6000q3ye. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:25:24 / 3:25 pm (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Myanmar (c. 53 414 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 41 km (25 miles) from Mandalay (c. 1 208 100 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Meiktila (c. 177 400 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Myingyan (c. 141 700 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Pyin Oo Lwin (c. 117 300 pop), 31 km (20 miles) from Sagaing (c. 78 700 pop), 7 km (4 miles) from Kyaukse (c. 50 500 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Meiktila, Myingyan, Pyin Oo Lwin (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 7 km W of Kyaukse, Burma (Myanmar). This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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