A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Pyu in Burma on Friday. Id of earthquake: us2000cim0. Event ids that are associated: us2000cim0. Exact location, longitude 96.1196° East, latitude 18.4373° North, depth = 42.63 km. Global time and date of event 11/01/18 / 2018-01-11 22:30:47 / January 11, 2018 @ 10:30 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 05:00:47 / 5:00 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 42.63 km (26 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the event was 65 km (41 miles) from Taungoo (c. 106 900 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Nyaunglebin (c. 89 600 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Myanaung (c. 42 300 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Pyu (c. 40 400 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Letpandan (c. 38 900 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Paungde (c. 37 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Myanaung, Nyaunglebin, Letpandan. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Myanmar (c. 53 414 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days seven 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 33 km W of Pyu, Burma. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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