Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 27, 1931 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Tuesday, January 27, 1931 at 20:09 UTC with a magnitude of 7.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Myitkyina (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 83.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.764 and latitude 25.872.

Magnitude 7.6
Alert Extreme
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 25.872, 96.764
UTC time 1931-01-27 20:09:20.010
Location Myitkyina
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1931-01-27

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