A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 39 kilometers (24 miles) from Shwebo in Burma (Myanmar) on Monday. Unique identifier: us6000qjkt. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000qjkt. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/05/25 / 2025-05-26 22:13:55 / May 26, 2025 @ 10:13 pm. The earthquake occurred 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 96.0764° East, latitude 22.6357° North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was reported at 22:13:55 / 10:13 pm (local time epicenter).
Event epicenter was 73 km (46 miles) from Mandalay (c. 1 208 100 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Pyin Oo Lwin (c. 117 300 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Mogok (c. 90 800 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Shwebo (c. 88 900 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Sagaing (c. 78 700 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sagaing, Pyin Oo Lwin, Mandalay. Close country/countries that might be effected, Myanmar (c. 53 414 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 39 km E of Shwebo, Burma (Myanmar).
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