Myanmar earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 156 km SSE of Lashio, Myanmar

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 156 km SSE of Lashio, Myanmar on Sat, Mar 24, 1973, 6:57 AM GMT+6:30 (00:27 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1973-03-24 00:27:32 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.624° N, 98.323° E
Region
Myanmar
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from
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Stations used
25

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000011t (also filed as iscgem763244). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:11 PM UTC.