Myanmar earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 26 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 26 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar on Fri, Dec 14, 2012, 8:47 AM GMT+6:30 (02:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 32 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2012-12-14 02:17:30 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
22.745° N, 95.874° 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
66°
Stations used
65

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.744 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5029 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.446 km NW of Mogok, Myanmar · 5023 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.932 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5023 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 4.433 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5023 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 4.250 km NNE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5019 days ago · 37 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 4.352 km WNW of Mogok, Myanmar · 5036 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.663 km NNE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5046 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.237 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5049 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.337 km ENE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5051 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.418 km SSE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5056 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.953 km NNE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5060 days ago · 31 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 7
  7. 4.446 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5065 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jwxp. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:16 AM UTC.