M4.5 earthquake 61 km NW of Monywa, Myanmar
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 61 km NW of Monywa, Myanmar on Mon, Aug 15, 2016, 3:27 PM GMT+6:30 (08:57 UTC), 115 km (72 mi) below the surface.
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
- 2016-08-15 08:57:07 UTC
- Depth
- 115.1 km (71.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.518° N, 94.732° 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 5.7 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 139°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.223 km S of Shwebo, Myanmar · 3699 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.555 km SSW of Mawlaik, Myanmar · 3649 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.436 km SE of Hakha, Myanmar · 3648 days ago · 52 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006f2b. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:41 AM UTC.