M4.5 earthquake 15 km WNW of Chauk, Myanmar
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 15 km WNW of Chauk, Myanmar on Wed, Aug 24, 2016, 5:27 PM GMT+6:30 (10:57 UTC), 93 km (58 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-08-24 10:57:16 UTC
- Depth
- 93.2 km (57.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.932° N, 94.669° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 8.4 km horizontally, 8.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 172°
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006v9y. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:46 PM UTC.