A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Yenangyaung in Myanmar on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 74.69 km (46 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 04/10/20 / 2020-10-04 16:00:01 / October 4, 2020 @ 4:00 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000c5hh. Id of event: us6000c5hh. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 94.2993 East, latitude 20.5511 North, depth = 74.69 km. The temblor was picked up at 16:00:01 / 4:00 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Magway, Minbu, Chauk (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 60 km (37 miles) from Yenangyaung (c. 110 600 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Magway (c. 97 000 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Chauk (c. 90 900 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Minbu (c. 57 300 pop). Close 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 seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 60 km W of Yenangyaung, Myanmar. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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