Earthquake details

Saturday, May 11, 1940 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Saturday, May 11, 1940 at 21:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mawlaik (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 28.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 94.295 and latitude 23.409.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 50.0 km
Coordinates 23.409, 94.295
UTC time 1940-05-11 21:00:24.800
Location Mawlaik
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1940-05-11

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