M4.2 earthquake 49 km WNW of Monywa, Myanmar
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 49 km WNW of Monywa, Myanmar on Mon, May 2, 2016, 10:19 PM GMT+6:30 (15:49 UTC), 120 km (75 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
- 2016-05-02 15:49:02 UTC
- Depth
- 120.0 km (74.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.275° N, 94.686° 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 9.2 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 71°
- Stations used
- 43
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8Myanmar-India border region · 3789 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.682 km NW of Monywa, Myanmar · 3756 days ago · 109 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005gia. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:33 AM UTC.