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Myanmar earthquakes in 1983

18 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Myanmar in 1983. The largest: M5.3 78 km W of Monywa, Myanmar, Oct 21, 1983.

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

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Where every quake of 1983 was located in Myanmar. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1983

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 198324.8Myanmar-India border region
February 19830
March 19830
April 198335.182 km W of Monywa, Myanmar
May 198324.825 km SW of Nyaunglebin, Myanmar
June 198314.722 km NE of Falam, Myanmar
July 19830
August 198314.871 km ESE of Falam, Myanmar
September 198325.140 km NNE of Sittwe, Myanmar
October 198315.378 km W of Monywa, Myanmar
November 19830
December 198365.2284 km WSW 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.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Myanmar nowWorldwide in 1983

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.