A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 22 kilometers (14 miles) from Yamethin in Burma (Myanmar). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 16:46:21 / 4:46 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000pne5. Event ids that are associated: us7000pne5. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 96.137 East, latitude 20.2248 North, depth = 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/03/25 / 2025-03-28 16:46:21 / March 28, 2025 @ 4:46 pm.
Close country/countries, Myanmar (c. 53 414 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 53 km (33 miles) from Nay Pyi Taw (c. 925 000 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Meiktila (c. 177 400 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Pyinmana (c. 97 400 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Taungdwingyi (c. 70 100 pop), 23 km (14 miles) from Yamethin (c. 59 900 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Meiktila, Taungdwingyi, Pyinmana.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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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