M4.2 earthquake 71 km NW of Monywa, Myanmar
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 71 km NW of Monywa, Myanmar on Sun, May 1, 2016, 1:38 PM GMT+6:30 (07:08 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 Myanmar-India border region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-05-01 07:08:41 UTC
- Depth
- 79.5 km (49.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.622° N, 94.720° 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 8.9 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 115°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.249 km WNW of Monywa, Myanmar · 3805 days ago · 120 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.127 km SSW of Mawlaik, Myanmar · 3801 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.8Myanmar-India border region · 3788 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.321 km ENE of Hakha, Myanmar · 3766 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.682 km NW of Monywa, Myanmar · 3754 days ago · 109 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005gbx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:41 AM UTC.