A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 89 kilometers (55 miles) from Falam in Burma (Myanmar) on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 105.853 km (66 miles). Exact location of event, depth 105.853 km, 94.534° East, 22.7737° North. Event id: us6000qi7n. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000qi7n. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/05/25 / 2025-05-23 18:58:54 / May 23, 2025 @ 6:58 pm. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:58:54 / 6:58 pm (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Myanmar (c. 53 414 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Falam (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 89 km (55 miles) from Falam (c. 5 400 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 89 km E of Falam, Burma (Myanmar). This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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