M4.6 earthquake Myanmar
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in Myanmar on Fri, Feb 8, 1980, 7:50 AM GMT+6:30 (01:20 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 115 km WNW of Chauk, Myanmar. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-02-08 01:20:20 UTC
- Depth
- 49.0 km (30.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.208° N, 93.504° 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
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 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 usp00015bv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:39 AM UTC.