Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 19, 1942 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Wednesday, August 19, 1942 at 18:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Letpandan (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 16.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 95.888 and latitude 17.855.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 17.855, 95.888
UTC time 1942-08-19 18:29:39.190
Location Tharyarwady
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1942-08-19

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