A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Paungde in Burma on Saturday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 13:32:35 / 1:32 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 95.8133 East, latitude 18.2175 North, depth = 65.62 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100042pp. Id of event: us100042pp. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 65.62 km (41 miles). Global time and date of event 28/11/15 / 2015-11-28 07:02:35 / November 28, 2015 @ 7:02 am UTC/GMT.
Epicenter of the event was 74 km (46 miles) from Hinthada (c. 134 900 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Tharyarwady (c. 54 400 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Myanaung (c. 42 300 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Pyu (c. 40 400 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Letpandan (c. 38 900 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Paungde (c. 37 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hinthada, Pyu, Tharyarwady. Close 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 44 km SE of Paungde, Burma.
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