A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Pyu in Burma. Id of earthquake: us1000cg3x. Event ids that are associated: us1000cg3x. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:25:34 / 11:25 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 05/02/18 / 2018-02-05 16:55:34 / February 5, 2018 @ 4:55 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 96.2123 East, latitude 18.2478 North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Myanmar (c. 53 414 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 81 km (50 miles) from Taungoo (c. 106 900 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Nyaunglebin (c. 89 600 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Tharyarwady (c. 54 400 pop), 94 km (59 miles) from Myanaung (c. 42 300 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Pyu (c. 40 400 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Letpandan (c. 38 900 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Paungde (c. 37 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Myanaung, Taungoo, Tharyarwady.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 35 km SW of Pyu, Burma.
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