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Myanmar earthquakes in 1986

14 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Myanmar in 1986. The largest: M5.6 133 km SSE of Pyapon, Myanmar, Jun 29, 1986.

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

19851987

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Where every quake of 1986 was located in Myanmar. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1986

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 198655.135 km NW of Meiktila, Myanmar
February 198614.751 km WNW of Pakokku, Myanmar
March 19860
April 198615.187 km E of Falam, Myanmar
May 198614.974 km WNW of Pakokku, Myanmar
June 198625.6133 km SSE of Pyapon, Myanmar
July 198615.526 km WNW of Mawlaik, Myanmar
August 198624.5Myanmar
September 198614.543 km WSW of Mawlaik, Myanmar
October 19860
November 19860
December 19860

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 1986

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.