M4.7 earthquake 44 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 44 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar on Thu, Dec 20, 2012, 12:26 PM GMT+6:30 (05:56 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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2012-12-20 05:56:04 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.862° N, 95.990° 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
- 74°
- Stations used
- 53
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.446 km NW of Mogok, Myanmar · 5026 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.932 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5026 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.433 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5026 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.250 km NNE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5022 days ago · 37 km deep · 11 km away
Before
- 4.726 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5039 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.352 km WNW of Mogok, Myanmar · 5039 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.663 km NNE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5049 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.237 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5052 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.337 km ENE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5054 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.418 km SSE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5059 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jx66. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:07 PM UTC.