M4.3 earthquake 85 km E of Falam, Myanmar
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 85 km E of Falam, Myanmar on Thu, Dec 15, 2016, 10:14 AM GMT+6:30 (03:44 UTC), 98 km (61 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 37 km SSE of Mawlaik, Myanmar. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-12-15 03:44:13 UTC
- Depth
- 97.7 km (60.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.797° N, 94.503° 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 6.2 km horizontally, 9.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 125°
- Stations used
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.291 km NW of Monywa, Myanmar · 3568 days ago · 104 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.137 km SSE of Mawlaik, Myanmar · 3560 days ago · 89 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 31
- 4.682 km SSE of Mawlaik, Myanmar · 3559 days ago · 123 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.560 km NW of Monywa, Myanmar · 3524 days ago · 121 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200080xi. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:03 PM UTC.