Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 23, 1943 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Tuesday, February 23, 1943 at 23:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Menglang (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 60.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.568 and latitude 22.117.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 22.117, 99.568
UTC time 1943-02-23 23:20:03.010
Location Kēng Tung
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1943-02-23

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