A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 52 kilometers (32 miles) from Falam in Myanmar. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/10/24 / 2024-10-05 15:41:50 / October 5, 2024 @ 3:41 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 44.671 km (28 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 94.1802° East, latitude 22.9822° North, depth = 44.671 km. The temblor was reported at 15:41:50 / 3:41 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000nmxe. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nmxe.
The epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Mawlaik (c. 44 500 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Hakha (c. 20 000 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Falam (c. 5 400 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Myanmar (c. 53 414 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Mawlaik, Hakha, Falam.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 52 km E of Falam, Myanmar. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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