A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 86 kilometers (53 miles) from Pyapon in Burma (Myanmar) on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was detected at 16:27:12 / 4:27 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 95.6372 East, latitude 15.5086 North, depth = 10 km. Global time and date of event 02/04/25 / 2025-04-02 16:27:12 / April 2, 2025 @ 4:27 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us7000ppgb. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000ppgb.
Country/countries that might be effected, Myanmar (c. 53 414 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kyaiklat, Mawlamyinegyunn, Bogale (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 91 km (57 miles) from Bogale (c. 68 900 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Pyapon (c. 65 600 pop), 105 km (65 miles) from Kyaiklat (c. 52 400 pop), 104 km (65 miles) from Mawlamyinegyunn (c. 39 100 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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: 86 km S of Pyapon, Burma (Myanmar). This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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