M4.7 earthquake Myanmar
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in Myanmar on Sun, Jul 23, 1978, 4:47 PM GMT+6:30 (10:17 UTC), 147 km (91 mi) below the surface.
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
- 1978-07-23 10:17:18 UTC
- Depth
- 147.0 km (91.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.861° N, 94.583° 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
- 18
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000vpx. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.