A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 52 kilometers (32 miles) from Loikaw in Burma (Myanmar) on Friday. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000pnf7. Unique identifier: us7000pnf7. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:42:36 / 7:42 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/03/25 / 2025-03-28 07:42:36 / March 28, 2025 @ 7:42 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude 96.8632° East, latitude 20.0222° North, depth = 10 km.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Yamethin, Taunggyi, Nay Pyi Taw. Epicenter of the earthquake was 83 km (51 miles) from Nay Pyi Taw (c. 925 000 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Taunggyi (c. 160 100 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Pyinmana (c. 97 400 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Yamethin (c. 59 900 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Loikaw (c. 17 300 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Myanmar (c. 53 414 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: 52 km NW of Loikaw, Burma (Myanmar).
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