A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 205 km WSW of Pathein, Myanmar (127 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000d659. Id of event: us6000d659. Exact location of event, longitude 92.9758 East, latitude 16.0246 North, depth = 10 km. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:19:09 / 2:19 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 26/12/20 / 2020-12-26 14:19:09 / December 26, 2020 @ 2:19 pm UTC/GMT.
Each 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. 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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. 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: 205 km WSW of Pathein, Myanmar.
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