Myanmar earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 298 km WSW of Dawei, Myanmar

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 298 km WSW of Dawei, Myanmar on Sat, Dec 17, 1983, 11:45 AM GMT+6:30 (05:15 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Andaman Islands, India region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1983-12-17 05:15:40 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
12.851° N, 95.743° E
Region
Myanmar
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Andaman Islands, India region · 15619 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.8Andaman Islands, India region · 15619 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.7Andaman Islands, India region · 15619 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.5Andaman Islands, India region · 15619 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.8Andaman Islands, India region · 15619 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 5.1Andaman Islands, India region · 15619 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.7Andaman Islands, India region · 15619 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.3Andaman Islands, India region · 15619 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 4.8Andaman Islands, India region · 15619 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.0Andaman Islands, India region · 15619 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 3.7Andaman Islands, India region · 15618 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 4.6284 km WSW of Dawei, Myanmar · 15618 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 4.6Andaman Islands, India region · 15618 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 4.0Andaman Islands, India region · 15618 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 4.4Andaman Islands, India region · 15617 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 4.0Andaman Islands, India region · 15616 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 4.7Andaman Islands, India region · 15616 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 4.0299 km WSW of Dawei, Myanmar · 15615 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 4.2Andaman Islands, India region · 15613 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 5.0Andaman Islands, India region · 15611 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 4.2Andaman Islands, India region · 15610 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 4.2Andaman Islands, India region · 15609 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 4.5297 km WSW of Dawei, Myanmar · 15585 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 4.3Andaman Islands, India region · 15585 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 4.1Andaman Islands, India region · 15585 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 4.4Andaman Islands, India region · 15585 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 4.9Andaman Islands, India region · 15585 days ago · 39 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 4.7Andaman Islands, India region · 15585 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 4.5Andaman Islands, India region · 15585 days ago · 38 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 4.7Andaman Islands, India region · 15585 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 4.1Andaman Islands, India region · 15585 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 4.5Andaman Islands, India region · 15585 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 4.4Andaman Islands, India region · 15584 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 3.9Andaman Islands, India region · 15584 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 4.8Andaman Islands, India region · 15573 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 4.6299 km WSW of Dawei, Myanmar · 15619 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.8Andaman Islands, India region · 15619 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.9Andaman Islands, India region · 15619 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.8Andaman Islands, India region · 15619 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 5.0Andaman Islands, India region · 15619 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 5.0Andaman Islands, India region · 15619 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 5.4Andaman Islands, India region · 15619 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.9293 km WSW of Dawei, Myanmar · 15619 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 4.9287 km ENE of Port Blair, India · 15619 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.6Andaman Islands, India region · 15619 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.9Andaman Islands, India region · 15619 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 4.7299 km ENE of Port Blair, India · 15619 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 5.2284 km WSW of Dawei, Myanmar · 15619 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 4.4Andaman Islands, India region · 15619 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 4.7Andaman Islands, India region · 15619 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 4.7Andaman Islands, India region · 15619 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 4.8Andaman Islands, India region · 15619 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 4.8Andaman Islands, India region · 15619 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 4.9294 km ENE of Port Blair, India · 15619 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 5.0Andaman Islands, India region · 15619 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00020jd. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:40 AM UTC.