Myanmar earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 144 km E of Bhamo, Myanmar

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 144 km E of Bhamo, Myanmar on Wed, Jun 9, 1976, 7:14 AM GMT+8 (23:14 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 147 km ESE of Myitkyina, Myanmar. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.5 (mb), light
Local time: Wed, Jun 9, 1976, 7:14 AM GMT+8
UTC: 1976-06-08 23:14:31 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 24.179° N, 98.658° E
Region: Myanmar
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 18

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000gsv (also filed as iscgemsup712324). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC.