A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Sagaing in Burma (Myanmar) on Friday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global time and date of event 28/03/25 / 2025-03-28 18:26:20 / March 28, 2025 @ 6:26 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 95.9561° East, 21.784° North, depth 10 km. The temblor was detected at 18:26:20 / 6:26 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000q4k2. Event ids that are associated: us6000q4k2.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Monywa, Shwebo, Myingyan (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Myanmar (c. 53 414 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 25 km (16 miles) from Mandalay (c. 1 208 100 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Monywa (c. 182 000 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Myingyan (c. 141 700 pop), 59 km (36 miles) from Pyin Oo Lwin (c. 117 300 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Shwebo (c. 88 900 pop), 11 km (7 miles) from Sagaing (c. 78 700 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-five, in the last 10 days thirty-five, in the past 30 days thirty-five and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
Did you feel the quake?
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 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: 10 km SSW of Sagaing, Burma (Myanmar).
Copyright © 2025 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply