A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 12 kilometers (7 miles) from Mandalay in Burma (Myanmar) on Friday. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000pnq3. Unique identifier: us7000pnq3. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 14:49:19 / 2:49 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 95.9659° East, 21.9984° North, depth 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/03/25 / 2025-03-28 14:49:19 / March 28, 2025 @ 2:49 pm.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Monywa, Myingyan, Shwebo (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Myanmar (c. 53 414 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 12 km (8 miles) from Mandalay (c. 1 208 100 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Monywa (c. 182 000 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Myingyan (c. 141 700 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Pyin Oo Lwin (c. 117 300 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Shwebo (c. 88 900 pop), 13 km (8 miles) from Sagaing (c. 78 700 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 12 km WNW of Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar). This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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