Myanmar earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 284 km WSW of Dawei, Myanmar

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 284 km WSW of Dawei, Myanmar on Sun, Dec 18, 1983, 1:10 PM GMT+6:30 (06:40 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Andaman Islands, India region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.6 (mb), light
Local time: Sun, Dec 18, 1983, 1:10 PM GMT+6:30
UTC: 1983-12-18 06:40:07 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 12.856° N, 95.886° E
Region: Myanmar
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00020kp (also filed as iscgemsup563136). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:49 AM UTC.