What the records say
- When
- 12 Sep 1946
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Where
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Coordinates
- 23.90° N, 96.20° E
- Depth km
- 60
1946 Sagaing earthquakes
Earthquakes in Myanmar
The 1946 Sagaing earthquakes struck central Burma at 15:17 local time on 12 September. The first earthquake measured a magnitude of 7.3 Mw and was followed by a 7.7 Mw earthquake. Both events remain some of the largest in the country since the 1762 Arakan earthquake.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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