A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Kyaiklat in Myanmar on Wednesday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/11/24 / 2024-11-20 11:04:45 / November 20, 2024 @ 11:04 am. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000nw5x. Unique identifier: us7000nw5x. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:04:45 / 11:04 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10.464 km (7 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 95.7324 East, latitude 16.373 North, depth = 10.464 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the event was 66 km (41 miles) from Yangon (c. 4 477 600 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Syriam (c. 69 400 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Bogale (c. 68 900 pop), 11 km (7 miles) from Pyapon (c. 65 600 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Kanbe (c. 58 100 pop), 8 km (5 miles) from Kyaiklat (c. 52 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Nyaungdon, Syriam, Yangon (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Myanmar (c. 53 414 000 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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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