M5.1 earthquake 37 km SSE of Mawlaik, Myanmar
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 37 km SSE of Mawlaik, Myanmar on Wed, Jan 4, 2017, 1:19 AM GMT+6:30 (18:49 UTC), 89 km (55 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-01-03 18:49:53 UTC
- Depth
- 88.6 km (55.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 23.317° N, 94.504° E
- Region
- Myanmar
- Felt reports
- 31
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.044 · 170 stations |
| 4.96 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (III) at Dhaka, Bangladesh. Also felt at Bera, Dhamrai, Double Moorings, Habiganj, Kaptaimukh, Magura, Sylhet and Tungi. Felt at Falam. Felt at Aizawl and DIspur, India.
From the USGS event page for us10007phv. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
31 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.7 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 46°
- Stations used
- 221
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.682 km SSE of Mawlaik, Myanmar · 3560 days ago · 123 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.560 km NW of Monywa, Myanmar · 3524 days ago · 121 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007phv (also filed as iscgem611831465). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:37 AM UTC.