- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 5, 1930 CE
- Location:
- Myanmar (Burma), Pegu, Rangoon
- Magnitude:
- 7.4 Mw
- Depth:
- 35 km
- Deaths:
- 500
- Intensity (MMI):
- 9
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 5 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 7.4
- NOAA_SIGEQ
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 7.3
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.43
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.52
Other earthquake records of 1930 CE
- Iran, Salmas · Mw 7.1 · 2,539 deaths
- Italy, Irpinia · Ms 6.5 · 1,430 deaths
- Nicaragua, Managua · 1,000 deaths
- Japan, Honshu: Idu · Ms 7.1 · 259 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province · Ms 5.5 · 200 deaths
- Tajikistan, Dushanbe (Stalinabad) · M 6.3 · 175 deaths
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 1930 CE Earthquake — Myanmar (Burma), Pegu, Rangoon happen?
- May 5, 1930 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.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 500. Historical death tolls vary by source.