Overall Green Earthquake in Myanmar on 25 Nov 2021 23:45 UTC

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M 6.2 in Myanmar on 25 Nov 2021 23:45 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	EQ 1298507
Earthquake Magnitude:	6.2M
Depth:	42.45 Km
Lat/Lon:	22.81 , 93.5248
Event Date:	25 Nov 2021 23:45 UTC 26 Nov 2021 06:15 Local
Exposed Population:	Less than 100 people in MMI VII Few people affected (in MMI>=VII)
Inserted at:	26 Nov 2021 06:20 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:	6.4 (Myanmar)
INFORM Coping capacity list:	Myanmar= 6.4; India= 4.6

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0.9		0.9
us7000fx45	Scaled population (raster)	2.17
	C1 shakemap	-0.59
	C2 shakemap	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1.15

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Myanmar - Earthquake (ECHO 26 Nov 2021)Fri, 26 Nov 2021 11:43

An earthquake of 6.2 M at a depth of 42 km occurred in central Chin State (north-western Myanmar) on 25 November at 23.45 UTC (26 November at 6.15 local time). The epicentre was approximately 19 km northwest of Hakha City (the capital of Chin State).
Up to 76,000 people were exposed to strong shaking.
According to media reports, there are no initial reports of damage or casualties as a result of the earthquake.

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