Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 16, 1929 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Wednesday, October 16, 1929 at 20:27 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mingguang (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 66.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 98.058 and latitude 25.905.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 25.905, 98.058
UTC time 1929-10-16 20:27:37.510
Location Myitkyina
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1929-10-16

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