Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 9, 1947 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Tuesday, September 9, 1947 at 23:47 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lakang (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 46.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.779 and latitude 24.855.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	24.855, 96.779
UTC time	1947-09-09 23:47:58.690

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

Earthquake map 1947-09-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lakang	46.8 km
Bhamo	81.3 km
Myitkyina	85.6 km
Taiping	110.7 km
Nongzhang	114.7 km
Yingjiang	118.1 km
Zhangfeng	127.3 km
Mengmao	145.4 km
Zhonghe	165.1 km
Zhefang	165.8 km
Tengyue	175.7 km
Gudong	180.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Taiping China · 2026-03-31 15:45 UTC	89.4 km
M 4.3 Yingjiang China · 2026-02-25 06:00 UTC	113.9 km
M 4.8 Lakang Republic of the Union of Myanmar · 2026-02-25 03:15 UTC	70.9 km
M 4.4 Yingjiang China · 2025-12-25 15:19 UTC	105.6 km

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