An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 occurred early morning on Tuesday, April 21st, 2026, at 6:29 am local time near Tatkon, Hkamti District, Sagaing Region, Myanmar (Burma), as reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).According to preliminary data, the quake was located at an intermediate depth of 84. km. 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.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 5.2 earthquake as well. A third agency, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.2.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Tatkon (pop. 41,700) located 50 km from the epicenter, Moreh (pop. 16,800) 52 km away, Tamu (pop. 43,700) 55 km away, Ukhrul (pop. 27,200) 57 km away, Thoubal (pop. 45,900) 59 km away, Keirao Bitra (pop. 24,900) 62 km away, and Kakching (pop. 32,100) 63 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Apr 21, 2026 12:29 am (Universal Time) local time (21 Apr 2026 00:29 GMT)Magnitude: 5.2Depth: 84.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 24.64°N / 94.59°E (Barpeta, Sagaing Region, Myanmar (Burma))Primary data source: EMSC