A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 84 kilometers (52 miles) from Falam in Burma (Myanmar). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 98.102 km (61 miles). The temblor was reported at 12:30:13 / 12:30 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 09/08/25 / 2025-08-09 12:30:13 / August 9, 2025 @ 12:30 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 94.5029° East, latitude 22.8707° North, depth = 98.102 km. Id of earthquake: us6000qzgu. Event ids that are associated: us6000qzgu.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Myanmar (c. 53 414 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hakha, Mawlaik, Falam (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 86 km (54 miles) from Mawlaik (c. 44 500 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Hakha (c. 20 000 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Falam (c. 5 400 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light 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 sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 84 km E of Falam, Burma (Myanmar). This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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