A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) strikes 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Meiktila in Burma (Myanmar) on Wednesday. Exact location of earthquake, 95.958° East, 20.9895° North, depth 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/05/25 / 2025-05-21 11:56:30 / May 21, 2025 @ 11:56 am. Unique identifier: us7000q0j3. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000q0j3. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was reported at 11:56:30 / 11:56 am (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 16 km (10 miles) from Meiktila (c. 177 400 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Myingyan (c. 141 700 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Yamethin (c. 59 900 pop), 71 km (44 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.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 16 km NE of Meiktila, Burma (Myanmar).
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