M4.4 earthquake 46 km NW of Mogok, Myanmar
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 46 km NW of Mogok, Myanmar on Wed, Dec 26, 2012, 3:18 PM GMT+6:30 (08:48 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 32 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2012-12-26 08:48:47 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.208° N, 96.180° E
- Region
- Myanmar
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
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
- 129°
- Stations used
- 39
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.932 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5025 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.433 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5024 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.250 km NNE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5021 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away
Before
- 4.744 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5031 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.726 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5037 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.352 km WNW of Mogok, Myanmar · 5037 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.663 km NNE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5048 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.237 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5051 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.337 km ENE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5053 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jxe1. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:18 AM UTC.