M4.5 earthquake 172 km E of Bhamo, Myanmar
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 172 km E of Bhamo, Myanmar on Tue, Jul 13, 1976, 3:28 PM GMT+8 (07:28 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.3 147 km ESE of Myitkyina, Myanmar. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-07-13 07:28:37 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.553° N, 98.899° E
- Region
- Myanmar
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.3147 km ESE of Myitkyina, Myanmar · 18333 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.0139 km ESE of Myitkyina, Myanmar · 18332 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.4145 km ESE of Myitkyina, Myanmar · 18322 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.1164 km SW of Dali, China · 18319 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayMyanmar earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000hax (also filed as iscgem711111). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:10 PM UTC.