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Myanmar earthquakes in 1941

4 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Myanmar in 1941. The largest: M6.9 80 km N of K?ng Tung, Myanmar, Dec 26, 1941.

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

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Where every quake of 1941 was located in Myanmar. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1941

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19410
February 19410
March 19410
April 19410
May 194126.7172 km ENE of Lashio, Myanmar
June 19410
July 19410
August 19410
September 19410
October 194116.094 km E of Myitkyina, Myanmar
November 19410
December 194116.980 km N of K?ng Tung, 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 1941

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.