Earthquake details

Saturday, January 19, 1929 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Saturday, January 19, 1929 at 11:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Taiping (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 28.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 97.583 and latitude 24.746.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	24.746, 97.583
UTC time	1929-01-19 11:19:42.120

Location	Lakang
Country	Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1929-01-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Taiping	28.9 km
Nongzhang	33.5 km
Yingjiang	36.0 km
Lakang	40.9 km
Bhamo	65.3 km
Zhangfeng	65.7 km
Myitkyina	73.4 km
Mengmao	87.7 km
Zhefang	88.8 km
Zhonghe	89.4 km
Tengyue	97.9 km
Fengping	102.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Taiping China · 2026-03-31 15:45 UTC	15.3 km
M 4.3 Yingjiang China · 2026-02-25 06:00 UTC	37.5 km
M 4.8 Lakang Republic of the Union of Myanmar · 2026-02-25 03:15 UTC	18.3 km
M 4.4 Yingjiang China · 2025-12-25 15:19 UTC	26.1 km

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