Significant earthquakes of 2023

June 7, 2023 Earthquake: Maubin, Ayeyarwady, Myanmar

June 7, 2023 · M4.8 · 3 deaths

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Maubin, Ayeyarwady, Myanmar on June 7, 2023 at 09:53:50 UTC, 19 km below the surface. It killed 3 people.

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The earthquake

Date
June 7, 2023
Time
09:53:50 UTC
Place
Maubin, Ayeyarwady, Myanmar
Magnitude
4.8 (mb)
Focal depth
19 km (12 mi)
Intensity
6 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami
None recorded
Epicenter
16.873° N, 95.553° E
Country
Myanmar

The toll

Deaths
3
Injuries
1
Damage
Limited (under about $1 million)
Houses damaged
Few (about 1 to 50)

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

Three people killed, several buildings destroyed and several damaged at Maubin. (reference #13456)

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Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

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Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 10697.