Myanmar earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 284 km WSW of Dawei, Myanmar

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 284 km WSW of Dawei, Myanmar on Sat, Dec 17, 1983, 8:44 AM GMT+6:30 (02:14 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 Andaman Islands, India region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1983-12-17 02:14:17 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.150° N, 95.737° E
Region
Myanmar
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7299 km ENE of Port Blair, India · 15621 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.9Andaman Islands, India region · 15621 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.6Andaman Islands, India region · 15621 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.9287 km ENE of Port Blair, India · 15621 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.9293 km WSW of Dawei, Myanmar · 15621 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 5.4Andaman Islands, India region · 15621 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 5.0Andaman Islands, India region · 15621 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 5.0Andaman Islands, India region · 15621 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.8Andaman Islands, India region · 15621 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.9Andaman Islands, India region · 15621 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.8Andaman Islands, India region · 15621 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 4.6299 km WSW of Dawei, Myanmar · 15621 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 4.7298 km WSW of Dawei, Myanmar · 15621 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 4.1Andaman Islands, India region · 15621 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 4.8Andaman Islands, India region · 15621 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 4.7Andaman Islands, India region · 15621 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 4.5Andaman Islands, India region · 15621 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 4.8Andaman Islands, India region · 15620 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 5.1Andaman Islands, India region · 15620 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 4.7Andaman Islands, India region · 15620 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 4.3Andaman Islands, India region · 15620 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 4.8Andaman Islands, India region · 15620 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 4.0Andaman Islands, India region · 15620 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 3.7Andaman Islands, India region · 15620 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 4.6284 km WSW of Dawei, Myanmar · 15620 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 4.6Andaman Islands, India region · 15620 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 4.0Andaman Islands, India region · 15619 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 4.4Andaman Islands, India region · 15618 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 4.0Andaman Islands, India region · 15618 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 4.7Andaman Islands, India region · 15617 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 4.0299 km WSW of Dawei, Myanmar · 15616 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 4.2Andaman Islands, India region · 15614 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 5.0Andaman Islands, India region · 15612 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 4.2Andaman Islands, India region · 15611 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 4.2Andaman Islands, India region · 15611 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 4.5297 km WSW of Dawei, Myanmar · 15587 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 4.3Andaman Islands, India region · 15586 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 4.1Andaman Islands, India region · 15586 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 4.4Andaman Islands, India region · 15586 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 4.9Andaman Islands, India region · 15586 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 4.7Andaman Islands, India region · 15586 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 4.5Andaman Islands, India region · 15586 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 4.7Andaman Islands, India region · 15586 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 4.1Andaman Islands, India region · 15586 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 4.5Andaman Islands, India region · 15586 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 4.4Andaman Islands, India region · 15586 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 3.9Andaman Islands, India region · 15586 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 4.8Andaman Islands, India region · 15575 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Andaman Islands, India region · 15621 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.7Andaman Islands, India region · 15621 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.7Andaman Islands, India region · 15621 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.8Andaman Islands, India region · 15621 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.8Andaman Islands, India region · 15621 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.9294 km ENE of Port Blair, India · 15621 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 5.0Andaman Islands, India region · 15621 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.8Andaman Islands, India region · 15621 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.9269 km W of Myeik, Myanmar · 15621 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.7Andaman Islands, India region · 15621 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00020hz. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:46 PM UTC.