Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 24, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 10:34 UTC with a magnitude of 6.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chauk (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 26.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 94.569 and latitude 20.923.

Magnitude	6.8
Alert	Severe
Depth	82.0 km
Coordinates	20.923, 94.569
UTC time	2016-08-24 10:34:54.580

Location	Chauk
Country	Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2016-08-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chauk	26.0 km
Yenangyaung	59.9 km
Pakokku	70.5 km
Minbu	88.6 km
Magway	94.0 km
Myingyan	104.0 km
Meiktila	134.2 km
Taungdwingyi	144.1 km
Monywa	144.5 km
Yamethin	172.4 km
Kyaukse	179.4 km
Sagaing	180.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1 Yenangyaung Republic of the Union of Myanmar · 2026-02-03 15:51 UTC	69.4 km
M 4.1 Meiktila Republic of the Union of Myanmar · 2025-09-22 23:19 UTC	122.8 km
M 4.0 Pakokku Republic of the Union of Myanmar · 2025-05-27 16:12 UTC	48.8 km

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