M5.3 earthquake Myanmar
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck in Myanmar on Sat, Jul 28, 1973, 2:53 AM GMT+6:30 (20:23 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-07-27 20:23:50 UTC
- Depth
- 79.0 km (49.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 23.334° N, 94.510° E
- Region
- Myanmar
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 119
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002w3. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 4:34 PM UTC.