M4.9 earthquake 32 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 32 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar on Wed, Dec 26, 2012, 8:29 PM GMT+6:30 (13:59 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2012-12-26 13:59:46 UTC
- Depth
- 18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.783° N, 95.908° 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.
- Station coverage gap
- 74°
- Stations used
- 75
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.433 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5023 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.250 km NNE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5019 days ago · 37 km deep · 20 km away
Before
- 4.446 km NW of Mogok, Myanmar · 5023 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.744 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5029 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.726 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5035 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.352 km WNW of Mogok, Myanmar · 5036 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.663 km NNE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5046 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.237 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5049 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.337 km ENE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 5051 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jxe7 (also filed as iscgem602058916). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:13 PM UTC.