Earthquake details

Saturday, December 21, 1946 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Saturday, December 21, 1946 at 21:59 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bhamo (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 86.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.393 and latitude 24.159.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 24.159, 96.393
UTC time 1946-12-21 21:59:20.430
Location Lakang
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1946-12-21

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