Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 20, 1931 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Wednesday, May 20, 1931 at 05:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Myitkyina (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 66.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.764 and latitude 25.212.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 25.212, 96.764
UTC time 1931-05-20 05:10:05.810
Location Myitkyina
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1931-05-20

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