Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 5, 1946 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Tuesday, February 5, 1946 at 19:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Minbu (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 41.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 94.477 and latitude 20.154.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	20.154, 94.477
UTC time	1946-02-05 19:34:53.410

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

Earthquake map 1946-02-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Minbu	41.8 km
Magway	47.6 km
Yenangyaung	53.8 km
Chauk	90.2 km
Taungdwingyi	112.9 km
Myaydo	116.7 km
Thayetmyo	118.6 km
Pakokku	145.9 km
Sittwe	165.0 km
Meiktila	165.0 km
Prome	167.5 km
Myingyan	173.6 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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