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M7.0 earthquake, Myanmar, 1991-01-05

MagnitudeM7.0mw

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Depth20 km

Time (UTC)1991-01-05 14:57

Rank in 19919 / 137among M6+

Rank since 19001509 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×32approx.

99 km NW of Mogok, Myanmar · 23.61, 95.90

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

1970 M7.0M7.0

1991 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
M6.3 1990-01-09	1990-01-09 18:51	119 km	120 km E of W?ngjing, India
M7.3 1988-08-06	1988-08-06 00:36	90 km	85 km SE of Phek, India
M6.3 1987-05-18	1987-05-18 01:53	50 km	45 km SSE of Koh?ma, India
M6.0 1984-05-06	1984-05-06 15:19	33 km	15 km SW of Chur?ch?ndpur, India
M6.2 1976-05-31	1976-05-31 05:08	14 km	Myanmar-China border region
M6.5 1975-07-08	1975-07-08 12:04	157 km	43 km WNW of Pakokku, Myanmar
M6.2 1971-05-30	1971-05-30 15:44	10 km	101 km W of Myitkyina, Burma (Myanmar)
M7.0 1970-07-29	1970-07-29 10:16	71 km	61 km ESE of Tuensang, India
M6.3 1969-10-17	1969-10-17 01:25	135 km	70 km SSE of Mawlaik, Myanmar
M6.0 1964-02-27	1964-02-27 15:10	101 km	79 km WNW of Pakokku, Myanmar

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.