Myanmar earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 158 km E of Bhamo, Myanmar

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 158 km E of Bhamo, Myanmar on Sat, May 29, 1976, 10:52 PM GMT+8 (14:52 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 172 km SW of Dali, China. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1976-05-29 14:52:56 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
24.321° N, 98.793° E
Region
Myanmar
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
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Stations used
10

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0145 km E of Bhamo, Myanmar · 18378 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 5.2172 km SW of Dali, China · 18378 days ago · 32 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.0157 km E of Bhamo, Myanmar · 18378 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.0154 km ESE of Myitkyina, Myanmar · 18378 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 5.1161 km E of Bhamo, Myanmar · 18378 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.8169 km E of Bhamo, Myanmar · 18377 days ago · 34 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 6.2Myanmar-China border region · 18377 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 5.5Myanmar-China border region · 18376 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 4.8Myanmar-China border region · 18373 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 4.5144 km E of Bhamo, Myanmar · 18368 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 5.9147 km ESE of Myitkyina, Myanmar · 18368 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 4.4146 km ESE of Myitkyina, Myanmar · 18367 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 4.7146 km ENE of Bhamo, Myanmar · 18357 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 4.1141 km ESE of Myitkyina, Myanmar · 18356 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 5.4146 km E of Bhamo, Myanmar · 18343 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 4.5172 km E of Bhamo, Myanmar · 18334 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 6.3147 km ESE of Myitkyina, Myanmar · 18325 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 5.0139 km ESE of Myitkyina, Myanmar · 18324 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 4.9156 km E of Bhamo, Myanmar · 18378 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 7.0152 km ENE of Bhamo, Myanmar · 18378 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 5.438 km SE of Menghuan, China · 18378 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 6.9169 km SW of Dali, China · 18378 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 4.9170 km E of Bhamo, Myanmar · 18378 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000gma. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC.