Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 3, 1950 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Tuesday, October 3, 1950 at 23:01 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shangpa (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 145.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 97.508 and latitude 27.161.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates 27.161, 97.508
UTC time 1950-10-03 23:01:58.930
Location Myitkyina
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1950-10-03

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