M4.6 earthquake 28 km NW of Mawlaik, Myanmar
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 28 km NW of Mawlaik, Myanmar on Thu, Apr 14, 2016, 12:11 PM GMT+6:30 (05:41 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 41 km SE of Kakching, India. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-04-14 05:41:53 UTC
- Depth
- 61.3 km (38.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.816° N, 94.199° 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 7.0 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 40°
- Stations used
- 101
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.127 km SSW of Mawlaik, Myanmar · 3803 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.841 km SE of Kakching, India · 3796 days ago · 71 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
- 4.034 km NNE of Mawlaik, Myanmar · 3787 days ago · 84 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005hyf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:07 PM UTC.