A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Meiktila in Burma (Myanmar) on Wednesday. The temblor was picked up at 04:46:23 / 4:46 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/04/25 / 2025-04-16 04:46:23 / April 16, 2025 @ 4:46 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pw6m. Id of event: us7000pw6m. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 96.0243° East, latitude 20.9483° North, depth = 10 km.
The epicenter was 19 km (12 miles) from Meiktila (c. 177 400 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Myingyan (c. 141 700 pop), 59 km (36 miles) from Yamethin (c. 59 900 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Kyaukse (c. 50 500 pop). Close country/countries, Myanmar (c. 53 414 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Myingyan, Kyaukse, Yamethin.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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