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Myanmar earthquakes in 1973

7 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Myanmar in 1973. The largest: M5.3 Myanmar, Jul 28, 1973.

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

19721974

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Where every quake of 1973 was located in Myanmar. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1973

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19730
February 19730
March 197314.9156 km SSE of Lashio, Myanmar
April 19730
May 19730
June 197315.1120 km E of Myitkyina, Myanmar
July 197325.3Myanmar
August 19730
September 19730
October 197314.992 km NNE of Sittwe, Myanmar
November 19730
December 197325.131 km SW of Hakha, 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 1973

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.