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Myanmar earthquakes in 1974

9 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Myanmar in 1974. The largest: M5.1 27 km ESE of Magway, Myanmar, Nov 22, 1974.

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

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Where every quake of 1974 was located in Myanmar. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1974

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 197414.943 km ESE of Mawlaik, Myanmar
February 19740
March 197414.9104 km NW of Pathein, Myanmar
April 197414.9279 km SSW of Bogale, Myanmar
May 197414.5Myanmar
June 19740
July 19740
August 197414.586 km E of Falam, Myanmar
September 197414.867 km NNE of Mawlaik, Myanmar
October 19740
November 197425.127 km ESE of Magway, Myanmar
December 197414.964 km NE of Myitkyina, 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 1974

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.