Moderate magnitude 4.5 quake hits 25 km northeast of Taunggyi, Myanmar (Burma) late at night
4.5 quake 30 Mar 12:00 am (GMT +6:30)

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake near Taunggyi, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), was reported only 15 minutes ago by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world. The earthquake occurred at a great depth of 530 km beneath the epicenter late at night on Monday 29 March 2021 at 11:30 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
According to preliminary calculations, we do not expect that the quake was felt by many people and did not cause any damage. In Taunggyi (pop. 160,100, 25 km away), the quake was probably not felt.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: 30 Mar 2021 12:00 am (GMT +6:30) local time (29 Mar 2021 17:30 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 530.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 20.95°N / 97.21°E (Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma))
Primary data source: BMKG
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