Earthquake details

Sunday, August 21, 1955 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Sunday, August 21, 1955 at 16:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mogok (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 136.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 95.843 and latitude 23.980.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 23.980, 95.843
UTC time 1955-08-21 16:04:07.020
Location Mogok
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1955-08-21

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