Reviewed by USGSMyanmar75y ago
M6.7 earthquake 104 km N of Kēng Tung, Myanmar
Thursday, June 19, 1952, 12:12:58 UTC · 22.565°N, 99.797°E
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 104 km N of Kēng Tung, Myanmar on Thursday, June 19, 1952, 12:12:58 UTC, at a depth of 10.0 km (shallow). It is the strongest earthquake within 300 km since an M6.7 on February 3, 1950.
- Magnitude
- 6.7
- Strong · mw
- Depth
- 10 km
- Shallow
- Felt reports
- 0
- Did You Feel It?
- Est. shaking
- VIII
- Severe (ShakeMap)
- PAGER alert
- None
- Not issued
- Tsunami
- No flag
- USGS feed
Outlined circle: this earthquakeColoured lines: estimated shaking intensity (USGS ShakeMap)
In context
How big was it, and why here?
Energy released
158 kilotons of TNT
That is about 10 times the Hiroshima bomb. It released about 331 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0.
Tectonic setting
371 km
from the nearest mapped plate boundary, between the Caribbean and North American plates. Earthquakes this far from a boundary happen on faults inside a plate, often less frequently but sometimes strongly.
Depth: shallow
10 km
Shallow earthquakes (under 70 km) produce the strongest surface shaking for their size, so they are the ones most likely to cause damage near the epicenter.
Did You Feel It?
Where it was felt
No “Did You Feel It?” reports have been published for this event yet. If you felt it, you can add your report on the USGS website.
I felt it — report to USGS ↗USGS PAGER estimate
Who was exposed to shaking
USGS publishes PAGER impact estimates for significant earthquakes, usually within an hour. No PAGER estimate is available for this event.
After the main event
Aftershocks within 100 km
USGS has not published any M2.5+ earthquake within 100 km in the 30 days after this event.
Regional history
Past M5+ earthquakes within 300 km
USGS lists 21 M5.0+ earthquakes within 300 km before this one (catalog from 1900; older records are less complete). The strongest:
- 7.362 km S of Bhamo, MyanmarFebruary 17, 1905 · 296 km NW of this epicenter
- 7.399 km E of Lashio, MyanmarJune 22, 1923 · 115 km W of this epicenter
- 6.923 km NNE of Kēng Tung, MyanmarFebruary 2, 1950 · 85 km S of this epicenter
- 6.980 km N of Kēng Tung, MyanmarDecember 26, 1941 · 24 km S of this epicenter
- 6.726 km NNE of Kēng Tung, MyanmarFebruary 3, 1950 · 83 km S of this epicenter
- 6.7172 km ENE of Lashio, MyanmarMay 16, 1941 · 142 km NW of this epicenter
- 6.741 km S of Luang Namtha, LaosDecember 22, 1925 · 280 km SE of this epicenter
- 6.469 km ENE of Jinghong, ChinaJanuary 31, 1942 · 163 km E of this epicenter
History · NOAA
Deadliest earthquakes in this area
NOAA’s significant-earthquake database lists 13 damaging, deadly or tsunami-generating earthquakes within 300 km of this epicenter since 1700, which together caused about 2,296 recorded deaths. The most severe:
- 1799M6.5
Yunnan Province
27 Aug 1799 · 299 km away · intensity IX
2,000 deathsExtreme damage ($25M+)
- 1940M6.0
Yunnan Province
6 Apr 1940 · 296 km away · intensity VIII
181 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)
- 1942M6.8
Yunnan Province: Simao
1 Feb 1942 · 79 km away · intensity VIII
90 deathsExtreme damage ($25M+)
- 1884M6.5
Yunnan Province
14 Nov 1884 · 142 km away · intensity VIII
17 deathsModerate damage ($1–5M)
- 1927M5.0
Yunnan Province: Xinping
20 Mar 1927 · 282 km away · intensity VI
7 deathsLimited damage (under $1M)
- 1906M5.3
Yunnan Province
May 1906 · 257 km away · intensity VII
1 deathModerate damage ($1–5M)
NOAA NCEI Global Significant Earthquake Database. Historical figures are estimates; older records are incomplete.