A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 41 kilometers (25 miles) from Hakha in Myanmar on Friday. Exact location of earthquake, 94.0078° East, 22.6841° North, depth 31.394 km. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:56:27 / 8:56 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/06/24 / 2024-06-28 20:56:27 / June 28, 2024 @ 8:56 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000mx8d. Unique identifier: us7000mx8d. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 31.394 km (20 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Falam, Hakha. Close country/countries that might be effected, Myanmar (c. 53 414 000 pop). The epicenter was 40 km (25 miles) from Hakha (c. 20 000 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Falam (c. 5 400 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days three 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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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 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: 41 km E of Hakha, Myanmar.
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