Myanmar earthquakes in 1987
14 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Myanmar in 1987. The largest: M5.3 61 km S of Mawlaik, Myanmar, Aug 24, 1987.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1987 was located in Myanmar. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1987
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.616 km SW of Minbu, Myanmar · 74 km deep
- 4.8110 km WNW of Chauk, Myanmar · 53 km deep
- 5.361 km S of Mawlaik, Myanmar · 93 km deep
- 4.744 km SSE of Sittwe, Myanmar · 33 km deep
- 4.524 km NNW of Chauk, Myanmar · 125 km deep
- 4.59 km ENE of Mawlaik, Myanmar · 33 km deep
- 4.586 km NW of Monywa, Myanmar · 106 km deep
- 5.159 km NNE of Mawlaik, Myanmar · 104 km deep
- 5.320 km S of Hakha, Myanmar · 49 km deep
- 4.7131 km SE of Lashio, Myanmar · 33 km deep
- 4.7117 km WSW of Myitkyina, Myanmar · 33 km deep
- 4.677 km NNE of Mawlaik, Myanmar · 113 km deep
- 4.852 km ENE of Falam, Myanmar · 55 km deep
- 4.623 km E of Mawlaik, Myanmar · 83 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1987 | 0 | ||
| February 1987 | 3 | 4.8 | 52 km ENE of Falam, Myanmar |
| March 1987 | 1 | 4.7 | 117 km WSW of Myitkyina, Myanmar |
| April 1987 | 3 | 5.3 | 20 km S of Hakha, Myanmar |
| May 1987 | 1 | 4.5 | 86 km NW of Monywa, Myanmar |
| June 1987 | 2 | 4.5 | 24 km NNW of Chauk, Myanmar |
| July 1987 | 1 | 4.7 | 44 km SSE of Sittwe, Myanmar |
| August 1987 | 1 | 5.3 | 61 km S of Mawlaik, Myanmar |
| September 1987 | 1 | 4.8 | 110 km WNW of Chauk, Myanmar |
| October 1987 | 0 | ||
| November 1987 | 1 | 4.6 | 16 km SW of Minbu, Myanmar |
| December 1987 | 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.