Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 29, 1931 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Wednesday, July 29, 1931 at 17:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mengmao (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 72.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 97.342 and latitude 23.555.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	23.555, 97.342
UTC time	1931-07-29 17:09:48.680

Location	Lashio
Country	Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1931-07-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mengmao	72.9 km
Bhamo	78.4 km
Lashio	80.6 km
Zhangfeng	84.8 km
Mogok	110.8 km
Lakang	124.0 km
Zhefang	124.3 km
Nongzhang	130.2 km
Taiping	133.6 km
Yingjiang	142.1 km
Fengping	152.0 km
Menghuan	159.8 km

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