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M6.7 earthquake, Myanmar, 1941-05-16

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth25 km

Time (UTC)1941-05-16 07:14

Rank in 194121 / 102among M6+

Rank since 19002772 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

172 km ENE of Lashio, Myanmar · 23.72, 99.20

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1988 M7.7M7.7

1905 M7.3M7.3

1923 M7.3M7.3

1976 M7.0M7.0

1950 M6.9M6.9

1941 M6.9M6.9

1976 M6.9M6.9

1925 M6.8M6.8

1995 M6.8M6.8

1950 M6.7M6.7

1941 M6.7M6.7

1952 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1938-05-14	1938-05-14 12:03	15 km	139 km N of K?ng Tung, Myanmar
M6.1 1936-02-21	1936-02-21 06:20	15 km	76 km NNW of Mogok, Myanmar
M6.3 1933-08-11	1933-08-11 08:54	10 km	106 km ENE of Myitkyina, Myanmar
M6.1 1931-02-10	1931-02-10 01:22	15 km	64 km WSW of Myitkyina, Myanmar
M6.3 1930-12-02	1930-12-02 07:01	35 km	113 km ENE of Myitkyina, Myanmar
M6.0 1930-09-25	1930-09-25 18:33	35 km	Myanmar-China border region
M6.7 1930-09-21	1930-09-21 23:04	15 km	129 km ENE of Myitkyina, Myanmar
M6.5 1930-04-28	1930-04-28 18:34	35 km	110 km E of Myitkyina, Myanmar
M6.2 1929-10-16	1929-10-16 20:27	15 km	88 km NE of Myitkyina, Myanmar
M6.8 1925-03-16	1925-03-16 14:42	10 km	24 km NE of Dali, China

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.