M7.5 earthquake 36 km SSW of Pyu, Myanmar
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck 36 km SSW of Pyu, Myanmar on Thu, Dec 4, 1930, 1:21 AM GMT+6:30 (18:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.5 (mw), major
- Local time
- UTC
- 1930-12-03 18:51:47 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.170° N, 96.336° E
- Region
- Myanmar
- Strongest shaking
- VIII, severe shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Deaths and damage
From NOAA NCEI’s Significant Earthquake Database (record 3435), matched to this event by time and place.
- Deaths
- 36
- Injuries
- Many (about 101 to 1,000)
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Some (about 51 to 100)
- Houses damaged
- Some (about 51 to 100)
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.
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VIII, severe shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 31.4% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 3.9 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.50
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 4.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem907777. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:19 AM UTC.