Myanmar earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 64 km ESE of Myitkyina, Myanmar

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 64 km ESE of Myitkyina, Myanmar on Fri, Aug 14, 1981, 2:09 PM GMT+8 (06:09 UTC), 33 km (20 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1981-08-14 06:09:33 UTC
Depth
32.7 km (20.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
25.153° N, 97.982° E
Region
Myanmar
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.660 km SE of Myitkyina, Myanmar · 16460 days ago · 50 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 5.138 km SW of Houqiao, China · 16486 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001f98 (also filed as gcmtb081481a, gcmt19810814060933, iscgem613015). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.