Earthquake details

Thursday, September 12, 1946 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Thursday, September 12, 1946 at 15:20 UTC with a magnitude of 7.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mogok (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 107.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 95.705 and latitude 23.532.

Magnitude 7.6
Alert Extreme
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 23.532, 95.705
UTC time 1946-09-12 15:20:25.730
Location Mandalay
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1946-09-12

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