M6.0 earthquake near Hopin, Kachin State

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 81 km NW of Bhamo, Myanmar on 9 Sept 1947, 23:47 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Hopin, about 30 km away in Kachin State, Myanmar.