Myanmar earthquakes in 1981
19 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Myanmar in 1981. The largest: M5.2 253 km W of Dawei, Myanmar, Dec 29, 1981.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1981 was located in Myanmar. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1981
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.2253 km W of Dawei, Myanmar · 33 km deep
- 5.0249 km W of Dawei, Myanmar · 33 km deep
- 4.635 km ENE of Mawlaik, Myanmar · 111 km deep
- 5.087 km NW of Tachilek, Myanmar · 16 km deep
- 4.660 km SE of Myitkyina, Myanmar · 50 km deep
- 4.781 km E of Falam, Myanmar · 92 km deep
- 5.179 km W of Myitkyina, Myanmar · 37 km deep
- 4.776 km W of Myitkyina, Myanmar · 35 km deep
- 4.676 km W of Myitkyina, Myanmar · 38 km deep
- 5.164 km ESE of Myitkyina, Myanmar · 33 km deep
- 4.680 km WNW of Chauk, Myanmar · 79 km deep
- 4.683 km SSE of Mawlaik, Myanmar · 110 km deep
- 4.955 km ESE of Myitkyina, Myanmar · 33 km deep
- 5.042 km N of Monywa, Myanmar · 22 km deep
- 4.8141 km ENE of Myitkyina, Myanmar · 33 km deep
- 4.660 km ESE of Falam, Myanmar · 47 km deep
- 5.077 km SSE of Mawlaik, Myanmar · 101 km deep
- 4.7Myanmar · 33 km deep
- 4.521 km NNW of Myanaung, Myanmar · 52 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1981 | 1 | 4.5 | 21 km NNW of Myanaung, Myanmar |
| February 1981 | 1 | 4.7 | Myanmar |
| March 1981 | 0 | ||
| April 1981 | 0 | ||
| May 1981 | 3 | 5.0 | 77 km SSE of Mawlaik, Myanmar |
| June 1981 | 1 | 5.0 | 42 km N of Monywa, Myanmar |
| July 1981 | 2 | 4.9 | 55 km ESE of Myitkyina, Myanmar |
| August 1981 | 7 | 5.1 | 79 km W of Myitkyina, Myanmar |
| September 1981 | 1 | 5.0 | 87 km NW of Tachilek, Myanmar |
| October 1981 | 1 | 4.6 | 35 km ENE of Mawlaik, Myanmar |
| November 1981 | 0 | ||
| December 1981 | 2 | 5.2 | 253 km W of Dawei, 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.
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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.