A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Shwebo in Burma (Myanmar) on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us6000rlw6. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rlw6. The temblor was reported at 04:36:56 / 4:36 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/10/25 / 2025-10-16 04:36:56 / October 16, 2025 @ 4:36 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 95.6277 East, latitude 22.7241 North, depth = 10 km.
Epicenter of the event was 85 km (53 miles) from Monywa (c. 182 000 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Mogok (c. 90 800 pop), 19 km (12 miles) from Shwebo (c. 88 900 pop). Close country/countries, Myanmar (c. 53 414 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Mogok, Monywa, Shwebo.
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 fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 18 km NNW of Shwebo, Burma (Myanmar). This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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