January 27, 1931 Earthquake: Kachin, Myanmar
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Kachin, Myanmar on January 27, 1931 at 20:09:00 UTC, 60 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
- January 27, 1931
- Time
- 20:09:00 UTC
- Place
- Kachin, Myanmar
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Focal depth
- 60 km (37 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 25.600° N, 96.800° E
- Country
- Myanmar
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
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
- August 6, 1988, Gauhati, Sibsagar, Imphal, Myanmar (Burma), India
- January 28, 1931, Kamaing, Myanmar
- June 4, 1929, Myitkyina, Myanmar
- December 12, 1908, Kachin, Myanmar
- January 19, 1929, Htawgaw, Myanmar
- May 30, 2014, Yingjiang, Yunnan Province, China
- May 23, 2014, Yunnan Province, China
- August 19, 2008, Yunnan Province, China
- August 14, 1932, Assam, Myanmar, India
- June 7, 2000, Liuku, Myanmar, Yunnan Province, China
- February 1, 2011, Pingyuan, Yunnan Province, China
- November 21, 2011, Assam, India, Myanmar
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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 3443.