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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem900812
USGS iscgem900812

16 May 1941, 09:14

172 km ENE of Lashio, Myanmar

A magnitude 6.7 mw earthquake at 25 km depth.

Depth25 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 172 km ENE of Lashio, Myanmar?

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23.722000, 99.202000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 6.7

11 km SE of Dadukou, China

M 6.68

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M 6.66

129 km ENE of Myitkyina, Myanmar

M 6.6

47 km N of Lijiang, China

M 6.82

33 km WSW of Yuxi, China

M 6.85

24 km NE of Dali, China

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem900812
Coordinates
23.722, 99.202
Network
iscgem
Significance
691