A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 22 kilometers (14 miles) from Taungdwingyi in Burma (Myanmar) on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 95.5564° East, latitude 19.8059° North, depth = 7.649 km. Unique identifier: us6000q5tq. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000q5tq. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7.649 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/04/25 / 2025-04-13 20:02:29 / April 13, 2025 @ 8:02 pm. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:02:29 / 8:02 pm (local time epicenter).

Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Yamethin, Minbu, Magway. Epicenter of the event was 60 km (38 miles) from Nay Pyi Taw (c. 925 000 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Thayetmyo (c. 98 200 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Pyinmana (c. 97 400 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Magway (c. 97 000 pop), 22 km (14 miles) from Taungdwingyi (c. 70 100 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Yamethin (c. 59 900 pop), 60 km (38 miles) from Myaydo (c. 57 900 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Myanmar (c. 53 414 000 pop).

There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 one, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days twelve 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 22 km S of Taungdwingyi, Burma (Myanmar).

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