A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 81 kilometers (50 miles) from Falam in Burma (Myanmar). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 106.849 km, 94.4682° East, 22.8129° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 01/12/25 / 2025-12-01 18:55:16 / December 1, 2025 @ 6:55 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us7000rews. Event ids that are associated: us7000rews. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 106.849 km (66 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:55:16 / 6:55 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Mawlaik, Hakha, Falam (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 92 km (57 miles) from Mawlaik (c. 44 500 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Hakha (c. 20 000 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Falam (c. 5 400 pop). Nearby country/countries, Myanmar (c. 53 414 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 81 km E of Falam, Burma (Myanmar). This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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