A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Shwebo in Burma (Myanmar) on Thursday. 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). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/04/25 / 2025-04-17 21:27:43 / April 17, 2025 @ 9:27 pm. Id of earthquake: us6000q6w6. Event ids that are associated: us6000q6w6. The temblor was reported at 21:27:43 / 9:27 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 96.0694 East, latitude 22.6973 North, depth = 10 km.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 80 km (50 miles) from Mandalay (c. 1 208 100 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Pyin Oo Lwin (c. 117 300 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Mogok (c. 90 800 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Shwebo (c. 88 900 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Sagaing (c. 78 700 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Sagaing, Pyin Oo Lwin, Mandalay. Nearby country/countries, Myanmar (c. 53 414 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days twenty-five and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. 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: 40 km ENE of Shwebo, Burma (Myanmar).
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