- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 23, 1912 CE
- Location:
- Myanmar (Burma), Mandalay, Mogok, Maymyo
- Magnitude:
- 8 Ms
- Depth:
- 25 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 9
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):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 8
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.88
Other earthquake records of 1912 CE
- Turkey, Marmara Sea · Mw 7.2 · 2,800 deaths
- Mexico, Central, Acambay, Tixmadeje · Mw 6.7 · 202 deaths
- Greece, Asprogerakas (Kephallenia) · Mw 6.4 · 8 deaths
- Mexico, Guadalajara · M 6
- Mexico, Acambay-Tixmadeje · M 7
- Peru, Huancabamba, Cajamarca, Ecuador: Guayaquil · Ms 7
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1912 CE Earthquake — Myanmar (Burma), Mandalay, Mogok, Maymyo happen?
- May 23, 1912 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.