Myanmar earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 146 km ENE of Bhamo, Myanmar

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 146 km ENE of Bhamo, Myanmar on Sun, Jun 20, 1976, 10:33 AM GMT+8 (02:33 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 146 km E of Bhamo, Myanmar. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.7 (mb), light
Local time: Sun, Jun 20, 1976, 10:33 AM GMT+8
UTC: 1976-06-20 02:33:06 UTC
Depth: 17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 24.558° N, 98.641° E
Region: Myanmar
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 31

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000gyv (also filed as iscgemsup712847). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC.