Myanmar earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 161 km E of Bhamo, Myanmar

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 161 km E of Bhamo, Myanmar on Sun, May 30, 1976, 12:18 PM GMT+8 (04:18 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 147 km ESE of Myitkyina, Myanmar. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time: Sun, May 30, 1976, 12:18 PM GMT+8
UTC: 1976-05-30 04:18:43 UTC
Depth: 28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 24.423° N, 98.810° E
Region: Myanmar
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 73

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000gmv (also filed as iscgem714844). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:42 PM UTC.