M4.3 earthquake 66 km E of Hakha, Myanmar
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 66 km E of Hakha, Myanmar on Wed, Jul 15, 1981, 6:22 PM GMT+6:30 (11:52 UTC), 99 km (61 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 81 km E of Falam, Myanmar. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-07-15 11:52:24 UTC
- Depth
- 98.9 km (61.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.593° N, 94.254° 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.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.683 km SSE of Mawlaik, Myanmar · 16496 days ago · 110 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.781 km E of Falam, Myanmar · 16473 days ago · 92 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001eqh. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:19 AM UTC.