What the records say
- When
- 5 May 1930
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.4
- Where
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Coordinates
- 17.73° N, 96.41° E
- Deaths
- 500
- Intensity mmi
- 9
- Depth km
- 35
1930 Bago earthquake
Earthquake in Myanmar
An earthquake affected Myanmar on 5 May 1930 with a moment magnitude (Mw) of 7.4. The shock occurred 35 km (22 mi) beneath the surface with a maximum Rossi–Forel intensity of IX. The earthquake was the result of rupture along a 131 km (81 mi) segment of the Sagaing Fault—a major strike-slip fault that runs through the country.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page