A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.5 (ml/mb) was reported 52 kilometers (32 miles) from Monywa in Burma on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 22.42 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/11/15 / 2015-11-27 08:33:59 / November 27, 2015 @ 8:33 am. All ids that are associated to the event: us100041nt. Unique identifier: us100041nt. Exact location of event, longitude 94.8237 East, latitude 22.4973 North, depth = 22.42 km. The temblor was detected at 15:03:59 / 3:03 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Shwebo, Monywa (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 54 km (33 miles) from Monywa (c. 182 000 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Shwebo (c. 88 900 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Myanmar (c. 53 414 000 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 eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 52 km NW of Monywa, Burma.
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