A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Mawlaik in Burma (Myanmar). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000r2z6. Id of event: us6000r2z6. The temblor was detected at 04:56:14 / 4:56 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 94.1816° East, 23.3863° North. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/08/25 / 2025-08-22 04:56:14 / August 22, 2025 @ 4:56 am.

The epicenter was 36 km (23 miles) from Mawlaik (c. 44 500 pop), 100 km (62 miles) from Hakha (c. 20 000 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Falam (c. 5 400 pop). Nearby country/countries, Myanmar (c. 53 414 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hakha, Falam, Mawlaik.

Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.

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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 36 km SW of Mawlaik, Burma (Myanmar). This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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