M6.2 earthquake near Hopin, Kachin State

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 101 km W of Myitkyina, Burma (Myanmar) on 30 May 1971, 15:44 UTC at a depth of 10 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 34 km away in Kachin State, Myanmar.