M4.5 earthquake 55 km SSW of Mawlaik, Myanmar
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 55 km SSW of Mawlaik, Myanmar on Sat, Oct 8, 2016, 1:58 AM GMT+6:30 (19:28 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 84 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-10-07 19:28:41 UTC
- Depth
- 37.8 km (23.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.183° N, 94.186° 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 3.2 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 87°
- Stations used
- 50
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007dvz. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:35 AM UTC.