A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Kyaiklat in Myanmar. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 11:18:25 / 11:18 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000nw5y. Unique identifier: us7000nw5y. Exact location of earthquake, 95.7295° East, 16.3654° North, depth 15.476 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15.476 km (10 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/11/24 / 2024-11-20 11:18:25 / November 20, 2024 @ 11:18 am.
The epicenter was 67 km (41 miles) from Yangon (c. 4 477 600 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Syriam (c. 69 400 pop), 36 km (23 miles) from Bogale (c. 68 900 pop), 10 km (6 miles) from Pyapon (c. 65 600 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Kanbe (c. 58 100 pop), 9 km (6 miles) from Kyaiklat (c. 52 400 pop). Close country/countries, Myanmar (c. 53 414 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Nyaungdon, Syriam, Yangon.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 8 km S of Kyaiklat, Myanmar.
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