Reviewed by USGSMyanmar97y ago
M5.7 earthquake 91 km ESE of Myitkyina, Myanmar
Thursday, June 5, 1930, 16:26:58 UTC · 25.147°N, 98.264°E
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 91 km ESE of Myitkyina, Myanmar on Thursday, June 5, 1930, 16:26:58 UTC, at a depth of 15.0 km (shallow). It is the strongest earthquake within 300 km since an M6.0 on May 14, 1930.
- Magnitude
- 5.7
- Moderate · mw
- Depth
- 15 km
- Shallow
- Felt reports
- 0
- Did You Feel It?
- Est. shaking
- —
- No ShakeMap
- PAGER alert
- None
- Not issued
- Tsunami
- No flag
- USGS feed
Outlined circle: this earthquake
In context
How big was it, and why here?
Energy released
5 kilotons of TNT
That is about 1/3 of the Hiroshima bomb. It released about 11 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0.
Tectonic setting
177 km
from the nearest mapped plate boundary, between the Indian and Eurasian plates. Earthquakes this far from a boundary happen on faults inside a plate, often less frequently but sometimes strongly.
Depth: shallow
15 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.
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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 75 km
USGS has not published any M2.5+ earthquake within 75 km in the 30 days after this event.
Regional history
Past M5+ earthquakes within 300 km
USGS lists 18 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 · 196 km SW of this epicenter
- 7.399 km E of Lashio, MyanmarJune 22, 1923 · 263 km S of this epicenter
- 7.264 km NNE of Sarupathar, IndiaDecember 12, 1908 · 209 km NW of this epicenter
- 6.824 km NE of Dali, ChinaMarch 16, 1925 · 222 km E of this epicenter
- 6.596 km SSW of Sarupathar, IndiaMarch 28, 1914 · 195 km W of this epicenter
- 6.5110 km E of Myitkyina, MyanmarApril 28, 1930 · 44 km NE of this epicenter
- 6.481 km NNE of Sarupathar, IndiaAugust 31, 1906 · 213 km NW of this epicenter
- 6.288 km NE of Myitkyina, MyanmarOctober 16, 1929 · 87 km N of this epicenter
History · NOAA
Deadliest earthquakes in this area
NOAA’s significant-earthquake database lists 17 damaging, deadly or tsunami-generating earthquakes within 300 km of this epicenter since 1700, which together caused about 7,148 recorded deaths. The most severe:
- 1925M6.9
Yunnan Province: Talifu
16 Mar 1925 · 222 km away
5,800 deathsExtreme damage ($25M+)
- 1751M6.8
Yunnan Province
25 May 1751 · 222 km away · intensity IX
900 deathsExtreme damage ($25M+)
- 1803M6.0
Yunnan Province
1 Feb 1803 · 240 km away · intensity VIII
200 deathsModerate damage ($1–5M)
- 1839M6.0
Yunnan Province
23 Feb 1839 · 195 km away · intensity VIII
129 deathsModerate damage ($1–5M)
- 1839M6.0
Yunnan Province
7 Feb 1839 · 195 km away · intensity VIII
100 deathsModerate damage ($1–5M)
- 1925M5.8
Yunnan Province
14 Oct 1925 · 269 km away · intensity VII
12 deathsModerate damage ($1–5M)
NOAA NCEI Global Significant Earthquake Database. Historical figures are estimates; older records are incomplete.