A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Shwebo in Myanmar on Friday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 11/10/24 / 2024-10-11 04:40:55 / October 11, 2024 @ 4:40 am. Id of earthquake: us6000ny0s. Event ids that are associated: us6000ny0s. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:40:55 / 4:40 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 95.8755 East, latitude 22.9814 North, depth = 10 km.
Nearby country/countries, Myanmar (c. 53 414 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Mogok, Shwebo. Event epicenter was 65 km (41 miles) from Mogok (c. 90 800 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Shwebo (c. 88 900 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 49 km NNE of Shwebo, Myanmar.
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