A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 58 kilometers (36 miles) from Mogok in Myanmar. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global time and date of event 18/08/24 / 2024-08-18 05:44:36 / August 18, 2024 @ 5:44 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us7000nd3p. Event ids that are associated: us7000nd3p. The temblor was picked up at 05:44:36 / 5:44 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 95.9626° East, latitude 23.0704° North, depth = 10 km.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 59 km (36 miles) from Mogok (c. 90 800 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Shwebo (c. 88 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Shwebo, Mogok (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Myanmar (c. 53 414 000 pop).
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. 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: 58 km WNW of Mogok, Myanmar.
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