A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Shwebo in Burma (Myanmar). Id of earthquake: us6000qw02. Event ids that are associated: us6000qw02. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/07/25 / 2025-07-29 15:34:33 / July 29, 2025 @ 3:34 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 95.8441° East, 22.7313° North. The temblor was detected at 15:34:33 / 3:34 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Myanmar (c. 53 414 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 88 km (54 miles) from Mandalay (c. 1 208 100 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Mogok (c. 90 800 pop), 23 km (15 miles) from Shwebo (c. 88 900 pop), 96 km (60 miles) from Sagaing (c. 78 700 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sagaing, Mandalay, Mogok.
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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 23 km NE of Shwebo, Burma (Myanmar).
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