June 4, 1929 Earthquake: Myitkyina, Myanmar
An earthquake struck Myitkyina, Myanmar on June 4, 1929.
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
- June 4, 1929
- Place
- Myitkyina, Myanmar
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 25.200° N, 97.200° E
- Country
- Myanmar
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- March 13, 1577, Tengchong, Yunnan, China
- March 10, 2011, Pingyuan, Yunnan Province, China
- August 21, 2008, Yunnan Province, China
- May 1906, Yunnan Province, China
- January 28, 1931, Kamaing, Myanmar
- January 27, 1931, Kachin, Myanmar
- May 30, 2014, Yingjiang, Yunnan Province, China
- May 23, 2014, Yunnan Province, China
- August 19, 2008, Yunnan Province, China
- January 19, 1929, Htawgaw, Myanmar
- February 1, 2011, Pingyuan, Yunnan Province, China
- October 8, 1512, Yunnan Province, China
- December 25, 2008, Myanmar
- December 25, 2008, Simao, Yunnan Province, China
- September 19, 1966, Yunnan Province, China
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 3394.