M4.5 earthquake 90 km E of Falam, Myanmar
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 90 km E of Falam, Myanmar on Sun, Mar 25, 1979, 10:18 AM GMT+6:30 (03:48 UTC), 81 km (50 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-03-25 03:48:10 UTC
- Depth
- 81.0 km (50.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.782° N, 94.546° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000znk. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:53 PM UTC.