Myanmar earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 170 km E of Bhamo, Myanmar

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 170 km E of Bhamo, Myanmar on Sat, May 29, 1976, 7:58 PM GMT+8 (11:58 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.9 169 km SW of Dali, China. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.9 (mb), light
Local time: Sat, May 29, 1976, 7:58 PM GMT+8
UTC: 1976-05-29 11:58:21 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 24.470° N, 98.894° E
Region: Myanmar
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 34

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000gm5 (also filed as iscgem714806). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.