January 28, 1931 Earthquake: Kamaing, Myanmar
An earthquake struck Kamaing, Myanmar on January 28, 1931 at 20:09:00 UTC.
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 28, 1931
- Time
- 20:09:00 UTC
- Place
- Kamaing, Myanmar
- Intensity
- 9 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 25.400° N, 96.800° 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
- August 6, 1988, Gauhati, Sibsagar, Imphal, Myanmar (Burma), India
- January 27, 1931, Kachin, Myanmar
- June 4, 1929, Myitkyina, 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
- December 12, 1908, Kachin, Myanmar
- February 1, 2011, Pingyuan, Yunnan Province, China
- August 14, 1932, Assam, Myanmar, India
- June 7, 2000, Liuku, Myanmar, Yunnan Province, China
- November 21, 2011, Assam, India, 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 3445.