- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 23, 1947 CE
- Location:
- 62 km ESE of Mawlaik, Myanmar
- Magnitude:
- 5.9 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.9
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.01
Other earthquake records of 1947 CE
- Iran, Dustabad · Mw 6.9 · 500 deaths
- Peru, Satipo, Andamarca, Acobamba, La Merced, Victoc · Mw 7.6 · 233 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province · Ms 5.5 · 3 deaths
- Algeria · Ms 5.3 · 3 deaths
- Greece, S: Pylia (Messinia) · Mw 7.3 · 3 deaths
- Colombia, Pasto · Mw 6 · 2 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 5.9 - 62 km ESE of Mawlaik, Myanmar (1947 CE) happen?
- August 23, 1947 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.