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M7.6 earthquake, Myanmar, 1946-09-12

MagnitudeM7.6mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1946-09-12 15:20

Rank in 19465 / 94among M6+

Rank since 1900316 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×288approx.

Myanmar · 23.53, 95.70

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2025 M7.7M7.7

1946 M7.6M7.6

1931 M7.6M7.6

1988 M7.3M7.3

1905 M7.3M7.3

1946 M7.1M7.1

1938 M7.0M7.0

1991 M7.0M7.0

1970 M7.0M7.0

2016 M6.9M6.9

1956 M6.8M6.8

2012 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.1 1946-09-12	1946-09-12 15:17	15 km	129 km ENE of Mawlaik, Myanmar
M6.1 1946-01-26	1946-01-26 06:37	15 km	93 km ENE of Bhamo, Myanmar
M6.2 1939-05-27	1939-05-27 03:45	66 km	11 km SE of Kakching, India
M7.0 1938-08-16	1938-08-16 04:28	75 km	31 km SE of Falam, Myanmar
M6.5 1937-08-31	1937-08-31 14:15	15 km	28 km SSW of Sarupathar, India
M6.1 1936-02-21	1936-02-21 06:20	15 km	76 km NNW of Mogok, Myanmar
M6.1 1931-02-10	1931-02-10 01:22	15 km	64 km WSW of Myitkyina, Myanmar
M7.6 1931-01-27	1931-01-27 20:09	15 km	37 km S of Sarupathar, India
M6.2 1930-09-22	1930-09-22 14:19	35 km	13 km NW of Imph?l, India
M6.2 1917-04-12	1917-04-12 02:55	35 km	21 km SE of Wāngjing, India

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.