September 12, 1946 Earthquake: Myanmar
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Myanmar on September 12, 1946 at 15:20:23 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
- September 12, 1946
- Time
- 15:20:23 UTC
- Place
- Myanmar
- Magnitude
- 7.8 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 60 km (37 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 23.900° N, 96.200° 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.
- November 11, 2012, Shwebo, Myanmar
- July 16, 1956, Myanmar
- August 6, 1988, Gauhati, Sibsagar, Imphal, Myanmar (Burma), India
- April 13, 2016, Assam, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar
- February 4, 2011, Monywa, Myanmar
- September 12, 1946, Myanmar
- January 5, 1991, Thabeikkyin, Mandalay, Myanmar
- March 21, 1954, Calcutta, Cuttack, Bhagalpur, Myanmar, India
- December 25, 2008, Myanmar
- December 25, 2008, Simao, Yunnan Province, China
- September 19, 1966, Yunnan Province, China
- November 21, 2011, Assam, India, Myanmar
- June 4, 1929, Myitkyina, Myanmar
- January 28, 1931, Kamaing, Myanmar
- August 30, 2009, Sibsagar, Myanmar (Burma), India
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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 3833.