M4.4 earthquake 89 km SSE of Mawlaik, Myanmar
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 89 km SSE of Mawlaik, Myanmar on Wed, Jul 20, 2016, 9:53 AM GMT+6:30 (03:23 UTC), 91 km (57 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 61 km NW of Monywa, Myanmar. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-07-20 03:23:43 UTC
- Depth
- 91.5 km (56.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.849° N, 94.587° 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 4.1 km horizontally, 8.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 118°
- Stations used
- 27
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
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006hh5. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:23 AM UTC.