A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Sagaing in Burma (Myanmar). The temblor was detected at 17:31:06 / 5:31 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 95.7478 East, latitude 21.7329 North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 27/07/25 / 2025-07-27 17:31:06 / July 27, 2025 @ 5:31 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly 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). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000qz5b. Unique identifier: us6000qz5b.
Event epicenter was 44 km (27 miles) from Mandalay (c. 1 208 100 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Monywa (c. 182 000 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Myingyan (c. 141 700 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Pakokku (c. 126 900 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Pyin Oo Lwin (c. 117 300 pop), 29 km (18 miles) from Sagaing (c. 78 700 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pakokku, Pyin Oo Lwin, Monywa (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Myanmar (c. 53 414 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 28 km SW of Sagaing, Burma (Myanmar).
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