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Myanmar earthquakes in 1930

14 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Myanmar in 1930. The largest: M7.5 36 km SSW of Pyu, Myanmar, Dec 4, 1930.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19291931

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Where every quake of 1930 was located in Myanmar. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1930

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19300
February 19300
March 193015.4104 km ENE of Myitkyina, Myanmar
April 193016.5110 km E of Myitkyina, Myanmar
May 193017.441 km SW of Nyaunglebin, Myanmar
June 193015.791 km ESE of Myitkyina, Myanmar
July 19300
August 19300
September 193046.7129 km ENE of Myitkyina, Myanmar
October 193025.9103 km ENE of Myitkyina, Myanmar
November 193015.974 km ENE of Myitkyina, Myanmar
December 193037.536 km SSW of Pyu, Myanmar

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Myanmar nowWorldwide in 1930

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.