A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Pyu in Burma. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 30.85 km (19 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 30.85 km, 96.1436° East, 18.3213° North. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:59:26 / 4:59 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 20/04/18 / 2018-04-20 22:29:26 / April 20, 2018 @ 10:29 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000dpmh. Id of event: us1000dpmh.
Epicenter of the event was 104 km (65 miles) from Hinthada (c. 134 900 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Taungoo (c. 106 900 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Nyaunglebin (c. 89 600 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Tharyarwady (c. 54 400 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Myanaung (c. 42 300 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Pyu (c. 40 400 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Letpandan (c. 38 900 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hinthada, Myanaung, Tharyarwady. Close country/countries, Myanmar (c. 53 414 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 35 km WSW of Pyu, Burma.
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