A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 17 kilometers (11 miles) from Shwebo in Burma (Myanmar). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 29/03/25 / 2025-03-29 23:27:35 / March 29, 2025 @ 11:27 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 23:27:35 / 11:27 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 95.8629° East, latitude 22.5473° North, depth = 10 km. Event id: us7000pnqp. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pnqp.
Earthquake epicenter was 68 km (42 miles) from Mandalay (c. 1 208 100 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Monywa (c. 182 000 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Pyin Oo Lwin (c. 117 300 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Mogok (c. 90 800 pop), 17 km (11 miles) from Shwebo (c. 88 900 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Sagaing (c. 78 700 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Myanmar (c. 53 414 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Monywa, Pyin Oo Lwin, Mogok.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 17 km E of Shwebo, Burma (Myanmar). This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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