A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Thongwa in Burma (Myanmar). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:58:07 / 2:58 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000r2pe. Unique identifier: us6000r2pe. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 96.5348 East, latitude 16.1721 North, depth = 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/08/25 / 2025-08-21 02:58:07 / August 21, 2025 @ 2:58 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, Myanmar (c. 53 414 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 81 km (50 miles) from Yangon (c. 4 477 600 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Syriam (c. 69 400 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Pyapon (c. 65 600 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Kanbe (c. 58 100 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Thongwa (c. 52 500 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Kyaiklat (c. 52 400 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Twante (c. 46 500 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pyapon, Kyaiklat, Twante.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every 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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 65 km S of Thongwa, Burma (Myanmar). This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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