A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 32 kilometers (20 miles) from Shwebo in Burma (Myanmar) on Wednesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rtv3. Id of event: us6000rtv3. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 10/12/25 / 2025-12-10 09:35:35 / December 10, 2025 @ 9:35 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:35:35 / 9:35 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 96.0144 East, latitude 22.5428 North, depth = 10 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Myanmar (c. 53 414 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sagaing, Pyin Oo Lwin, Mogok. Epicenter of the earthquake was 64 km (39 miles) from Mandalay (c. 1 208 100 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Pyin Oo Lwin (c. 117 300 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Mogok (c. 90 800 pop), 33 km (20 miles) from Shwebo (c. 88 900 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Sagaing (c. 78 700 pop).
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 have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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: 32 km E of Shwebo, Burma (Myanmar).
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