A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 22 kilometers (14 miles) from Sagaing in Burma (Myanmar). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 28/03/25 / 2025-03-28 07:01:28 / March 28, 2025 @ 7:01 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 07:01:28 / 7:01 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000q4jt. Id of event: us6000q4jt. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 95.8669 East, latitude 22.0534 North, depth = 10 km.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Myingyan, Monywa, Pyin Oo Lwin (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 24 km (15 miles) from Mandalay (c. 1 208 100 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Monywa (c. 182 000 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Myingyan (c. 141 700 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Pyin Oo Lwin (c. 117 300 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Shwebo (c. 88 900 pop), 23 km (14 miles) from Sagaing (c. 78 700 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Myanmar (c. 53 414 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been nineteen, in the last 10 days nineteen, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 22 km NNW of Sagaing, Burma (Myanmar).
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