A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 32 kilometers (20 miles) from Shwebo in Burma (Myanmar) on Wednesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000q4vy. Id of event: us6000q4vy. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/04/25 / 2025-04-09 07:58:17 / April 9, 2025 @ 7:58 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 95.9479 East, latitude 22.7515 North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was detected at 07:58:17 / 7:58 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred 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).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sagaing, Pyin Oo Lwin, Mandalay. The epicenter was 87 km (54 miles) from Mandalay (c. 1 208 100 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Pyin Oo Lwin (c. 117 300 pop), 60 km (38 miles) from Mogok (c. 90 800 pop), 33 km (20 miles) from Shwebo (c. 88 900 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Sagaing (c. 78 700 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Myanmar (c. 53 414 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 32 km NE of Shwebo, Burma (Myanmar).
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