Earthquake Details: Myanmar (Burma)

8/16/2026, 1:50:35 PM

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake occurred near Myanmar (Burma) on 8/16/2026 at 1:50:35 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -10 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Myanmar (Burma)Shan State Taunggyi (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-10 km

Significance0

Latitude20.7480

Longitude97.1190

Event IDemsc:20260816_0000516

Magnitude3.0

Updated:8/16/2026, 2:08:03 PM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/16/2026, 8:20:35 PM GMT+6:30
UTC: 8/16/2026, 1:50:35 PM UTC

-10 km · Shallow-focus

Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 4

M3.1Myanmar (Burma)Before8/15/2026, 1:14:52 PM M3.2Myanmar (Burma)–India border regionBefore8/15/2026, 1:41:53 PM M3.7Myanmar (Burma)Before8/15/2026, 4:54:25 PM M3.1Myanmar (Burma)Before8/15/2026, 10:53:13 PM

Earthquake information is automatically aggregated from the official seismic agencies listed below. Preliminary measurements can change as agencies review an event; use local emergency authorities for safety decisions. Latest successful data update: Aug 16, 2026, 02:08 PM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.