December 12, 1908 Earthquake: Kachin, Myanmar
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Kachin, Myanmar on December 12, 1908, 15 km below the surface.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- December 12, 1908
- Place
- Kachin, Myanmar
- Magnitude
- 7.2 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 15 km (9 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 26.639° N, 96.866° E
- Country
- Myanmar
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
12:54 UTC, 26.5 N 97 E, 7 magnitude (Ms)(reference #9910)
12:54:57.05 UTC, 26.639 N 96.866, 15 km depth, 7.17 magnitude (Mw) (reference #10476)
12:56 UTC, 26.5 N 97 E, 7.5 magnitude (reference# 1212)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- August 21, 2008, Yunnan Province, China
- June 7, 2000, Liuku, Myanmar, Yunnan Province, China
- January 27, 1931, Kachin, Myanmar
- January 28, 1931, Kamaing, Myanmar
- August 14, 1932, Assam, Myanmar, India
- June 4, 1929, Myitkyina, Myanmar
- January 19, 1929, Htawgaw, Myanmar
- September 21, 1930, Yunnan Province, China, Myanmar
More
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 2842.