Myanmar earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 41 km WNW of Mogok, Myanmar

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 41 km WNW of Mogok, Myanmar on Tue, Nov 13, 2012, 3:12 PM GMT+6:30 (08:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 43 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2012-11-13 08:42:02 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.105° N, 96.156° E
Region
Myanmar
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000jvhg. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jvhg. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:46 AM UTC.