A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 73 kilometers (45 miles) from Thongwa in Burma (Myanmar). Exact time and date of earthquake 20/08/25 / 2025-08-20 12:46:23 / August 20, 2025 @ 12:46 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 9.447 km, 96.4474° East, 16.0999° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 9.447 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:46:23 / 12:46 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us7000qwbn. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000qwbn.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kayan, Twante, Kyaiklat. Event epicenter was 84 km (52 miles) from Yangon (c. 4 477 600 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Syriam (c. 69 400 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Pyapon (c. 65 600 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from Kanbe (c. 58 100 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Thongwa (c. 52 500 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Kyaiklat (c. 52 400 pop), 88 km (54 miles) from Twante (c. 46 500 pop). Close 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 three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 73 km S of Thongwa, Burma (Myanmar).
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