M4.7 earthquake Myanmar
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in Myanmar on Sun, Nov 17, 1974, 4:37 AM GMT+6:30 (22:07 UTC), 159 km (99 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 121 km E of W?ngjing, India. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-11-16 22:07:25 UTC
- Depth
- 159.0 km (98.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 24.876° N, 95.421° E
- Region
- Myanmar
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00008tp. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:33 AM UTC.