Myanmar earthquakes in 1979
14 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Myanmar in 1979. The largest: M5.6 56 km WSW of Myanaung, Myanmar, Oct 3, 1979.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1979 was located in Myanmar. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1979
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.1112 km W of Myitkyina, Myanmar · 50 km deep
- 4.733 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 33 km deep
- 4.578 km SSE of Hakha, Myanmar · 70 km deep
- 4.850 km SSE of Mawlaik, Myanmar · 74 km deep
- 5.656 km WSW of Myanaung, Myanmar · 56 km deep
- 4.978 km WSW of Myitkyina, Myanmar · 33 km deep
- 5.082 km NE of Mawlaik, Myanmar · 110 km deep
- 4.685 km W of Myitkyina, Myanmar · 33 km deep
- 4.6161 km SSE of Pyapon, Myanmar · 33 km deep
- 5.0151 km SW of Kyaikkami, Burma (Myanmar) · 15 km deep
- 4.590 km E of Falam, Myanmar · 81 km deep
- 4.684 km WSW of Myitkyina, Myanmar · 54 km deep
- 5.151 km NNE of Shwebo, Myanmar · 33 km deep
- 5.3110 km W of Chauk, Myanmar · 62 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1979 | 1 | 5.3 | 110 km W of Chauk, Myanmar |
| February 1979 | 1 | 5.1 | 51 km NNE of Shwebo, Myanmar |
| March 1979 | 2 | 4.6 | 84 km WSW of Myitkyina, Myanmar |
| April 1979 | 2 | 5.0 | 151 km SW of Kyaikkami, Burma (Myanmar) |
| May 1979 | 0 | ||
| June 1979 | 1 | 4.6 | 85 km W of Myitkyina, Myanmar |
| July 1979 | 0 | ||
| August 1979 | 1 | 5.0 | 82 km NE of Mawlaik, Myanmar |
| September 1979 | 1 | 4.9 | 78 km WSW of Myitkyina, Myanmar |
| October 1979 | 2 | 5.6 | 56 km WSW of Myanaung, Myanmar |
| November 1979 | 3 | 5.1 | 112 km W of Myitkyina, Myanmar |
| December 1979 | 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.