Myanmar earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 297 km WSW of Dawei, Myanmar

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 297 km WSW of Dawei, Myanmar on Fri, Jan 20, 1984, 12:15 PM GMT+5:30 (06:45 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Andaman Islands, India region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1984-01-20 06:45:47 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.122° N, 95.628° 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 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Andaman Islands, India region · 15586 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.1Andaman Islands, India region · 15586 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.4Andaman Islands, India region · 15586 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.9Andaman Islands, India region · 15586 days ago · 39 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.7Andaman Islands, India region · 15586 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.5Andaman Islands, India region · 15586 days ago · 38 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.7Andaman Islands, India region · 15586 days ago · 40 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.1Andaman Islands, India region · 15585 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.5Andaman Islands, India region · 15585 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 4.4Andaman Islands, India region · 15585 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 3.9Andaman Islands, India region · 15585 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 4.8Andaman Islands, India region · 15574 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Andaman Islands, India region · 15610 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.2Andaman Islands, India region · 15610 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 5.0Andaman Islands, India region · 15612 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.2Andaman Islands, India region · 15613 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.0299 km WSW of Dawei, Myanmar · 15616 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00021db. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:25 AM UTC.