Earthquake details

Monday, May 5, 1930 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Monday, May 5, 1930 at 13:46 UTC with a magnitude of 7.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nyaunglebin (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 41.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.406 and latitude 17.733.

Magnitude	7.4
Alert	Extreme
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	17.733, 96.406
UTC time	1930-05-05 13:46:01.310

Location	Bago
Country	Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1930-05-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nyaunglebin	41.6 km
Bago	45.0 km
Thanatpin	52.3 km
Tharyarwady	66.1 km
Letpandan	69.7 km
Kyaikto	79.8 km
Pyu	83.4 km
Kayan	93.3 km
Hinthada	101.1 km
Yangon	106.6 km
Syriam	108.7 km
Thongwa	109.1 km

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