Moderate 4.7 quake hits near Tatkon, Hkamti District, Sagaing Region, Myanmar (Burma)

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India's National Center for Seismology (NCS) reported a magnitude 4.7 quake in Myanmar near Tatkon, Hkamti District, Sagaing Region, only 23 minutes ago. The earthquake hit late at night on Monday, March 23rd, 2026, at 11:27 pm local time at an intermediate depth of 90. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.A second report was later issued by Thailand's Earthquake Observation Division (TMD), which listed it as a magnitude 4.5 earthquake. A third agency, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, reported the same quake at magnitude 4.7.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Homalin (pop. 1,500) located 43 km from the epicenter, Ukhrul (pop. 27,200) 59 km away, Phek (pop. 15,100) 63 km away, Tatkon (pop. 41,700) 65 km away, Zunheboto (pop. 29,500) 90 km away, and Kohima (pop. 99,000) 95 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Mar 23, 2026 11:57 pm (Kolkata time) local time (23 Mar 2026 17:27 GMT)Magnitude: 4.7Depth: 90.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 25.25°N / 94.93°E (Ukhrul, Sagaing Region, Myanmar (Burma))Primary data source: NCS