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Myanmar earthquakes in 1980

17 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Myanmar in 1980. The largest: M5.5 82 km SW of Mawlamyinegyunn, Myanmar, Aug 27, 1980.

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

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Where every quake of 1980 was located in Myanmar. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1980

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 198014.5136 km ENE of Myitkyina, Myanmar
February 198014.6Myanmar
March 198024.844 km NE of Mawlaik, Myanmar
April 198015.1115 km WNW of Chauk, Myanmar
May 198014.916 km NW of Mawlaik, Myanmar
June 19800
July 198014.752 km NW of Monywa, Myanmar
August 198055.582 km SW of Mawlamyinegyunn, Myanmar
September 198014.5Myanmar
October 198025.022 km NE of Kēng Tung, Burma (Myanmar)
November 198015.330 km ENE of Hakha, Myanmar
December 198014.7126 km WNW of Chauk, 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.

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Myanmar nowWorldwide in 1980

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.