Myanmar earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 18 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 18 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar on Sun, Nov 11, 2012, 8:02 AM GMT+6:30 (01:32 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 21 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2012-11-11 01:32:27 UTC
Depth
13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
22.679° N, 95.839° E
Region
Myanmar
Felt reports
7
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

7 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
79

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.537 km WNW of Mogok, Myanmar · 5065 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.461 km NNE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5065 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.127 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5065 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 5.821 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5064 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 9
  5. 4.831 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5064 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 5.564 km NNE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5064 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 4.754 km WNW of Mogok, Myanmar · 5062 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 4.241 km WNW of Mogok, Myanmar · 5062 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 5.043 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5062 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.446 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5061 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 4.953 km NNE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5056 days ago · 31 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 7
  12. 4.418 km SSE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5052 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 4.337 km ENE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5047 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 4.237 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5045 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 4.663 km NNE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5042 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 4.352 km WNW of Mogok, Myanmar · 5032 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 4.726 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5032 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 4.744 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5025 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 4.446 km NW of Mogok, Myanmar · 5019 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 4.932 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5019 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 4.433 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5019 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 4.250 km NNE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5015 days ago · 37 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 4.374 km NW of Mogok, Myanmar · 5065 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.833 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5065 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.935 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5065 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 6.851 km NNE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5065 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 126

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jvbv (also filed as usc000dqrk, iscgem602389192). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.