Myanmar earthquakes in 1971
11 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Myanmar in 1971. The largest: M6.2 101 km W of Myitkyina, Burma (Myanmar), May 30, 1971.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1971 was located in Myanmar. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1971
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.2122 km WNW of Chauk, Myanmar · 51 km deep
- 5.966 km WNW of Mogok, Burma (Myanmar) · 15 km deep
- 5.846 km NNE of Shwebo, Burma (Myanmar) · 15 km deep
- 5.1140 km SSE of Pyapon, Burma (Myanmar) · 15 km deep
- 5.3142 km SSE of Pyapon, Burma (Myanmar) · 14 km deep
- 5.9253 km W of Dawei, Burma (Myanmar) · 18 km deep
- 5.790 km W of Myitkyina, Burma (Myanmar) · 23 km deep
- 5.2123 km W of Myitkyina, Myanmar · 15 km deep
- 6.2101 km W of Myitkyina, Burma (Myanmar) · 10 km deep
- 5.5106 km W of Myitkyina, Burma (Myanmar) · 10 km deep
- 5.425 km WNW of Taungoo, Burma (Myanmar) · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1971 | 0 | ||
| February 1971 | 0 | ||
| March 1971 | 1 | 5.4 | 25 km WNW of Taungoo, Burma (Myanmar) |
| April 1971 | 0 | ||
| May 1971 | 4 | 6.2 | 101 km W of Myitkyina, Burma (Myanmar) |
| June 1971 | 0 | ||
| July 1971 | 1 | 5.9 | 253 km W of Dawei, Burma (Myanmar) |
| August 1971 | 0 | ||
| September 1971 | 2 | 5.3 | 142 km SSE of Pyapon, Burma (Myanmar) |
| October 1971 | 2 | 5.9 | 66 km WNW of Mogok, Burma (Myanmar) |
| November 1971 | 1 | 5.2 | 122 km WNW of Chauk, Myanmar |
| December 1971 | 0 |
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.
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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.