1930 Bago Earthquake Kills 7,000 in Yangon and Bago, May 5, 1930
The 1930 Bago earthquake, the first of two major earthquakes in southern Burma, kills as many as 7,000 in Yangon and Bago.
Date: May 5, 1930
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