Earthquake details

Monday, November 16, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Monday, November 16, 1987 at 03:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pyapon (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 198.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.009 and latitude 14.528.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	18.6 km
Coordinates	14.528, 96.009
UTC time	1987-11-16 03:26:10.410

Location	Pyapon
Country	Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1987-11-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Pyapon	198.8 km
Bogale	207.3 km
Ye	214.1 km
Kyaiklat	215.6 km
Mawlamyinegyunn	220.8 km
Kyaikkami	240.0 km
Dawei	240.6 km
Kanbe	242.6 km
Twante	242.8 km
Wakema	247.4 km
Maubin	248.2 km
Syriam	250.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Yangon Republic of the Union of Myanmar · 2025-08-21 02:58 UTC	187.4 km
M 4.5 Yangon Republic of the Union of Myanmar · 2025-08-20 12:46 UTC	181.0 km

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