Myanmar earthquakes

M5.5 earthquake 64 km NNE of Shwebo, Myanmar

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 64 km NNE of Shwebo, Myanmar on Mon, Nov 12, 2012, 12:49 AM GMT+6:30 (18:19 UTC), 28 km (18 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.5 (mww), moderate
Local time: Mon, Nov 12, 2012, 12:49 AM GMT+6:30
UTC: 2012-11-11 18:19:45 UTC
Depth: 28.4 km (17.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 23.132° N, 95.866° E
Region: Myanmar
Strongest shaking: V, moderate shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: V, moderate shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 10.1% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 1.8 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Strike-slip
Nodal plane 1: Strike 3°, dip 80°, rake 172°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 94°, dip 82°, rake 10°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap: 19°
Stations used: 217

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jvd9 (also filed as iscgem601885138, atlas20121111181942). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC.