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Myanmar earthquakes in 1976

25 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Myanmar in 1976. The largest: M7.0 152 km ENE of Bhamo, Myanmar, May 29, 1976.

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

19751977

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Where every quake of 1976 was located in Myanmar. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1976

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19760
February 19760
March 197614.626 km WSW of Thayetmyo, Myanmar
April 197625.539 km N of Myingyan, Myanmar
May 197697.0152 km ENE of Bhamo, Myanmar
June 197645.9147 km ESE of Myitkyina, Myanmar
July 197646.3147 km ESE of Myitkyina, Myanmar
August 19760
September 197614.676 km NE of Mawlaik, Myanmar
October 197625.0161 km E of Bhamo, Myanmar
November 19760
December 197625.060 km SSE of Mawlaik, 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 1976

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.