Myanmar earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 34 km NNE of Mawlaik, Myanmar

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 34 km NNE of Mawlaik, Myanmar on Sun, May 22, 2016, 4:27 AM GMT+6:30 (21:57 UTC), 84 km (52 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-05-21 21:57:39 UTC
Depth
83.8 km (52.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
23.907° N, 94.582° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 13.0 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
139°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.075 km E of W?ngjing, India · 3733 days ago · 92 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.841 km SE of Kakching, India · 3795 days ago · 71 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.127 km SSW of Mawlaik, Myanmar · 3801 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005yhm. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:26 AM UTC.