Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 29, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Wednesday, February 29, 1956 at 20:51 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mawlaik (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 40.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 94.276 and latitude 23.302.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 52.7 km
Coordinates 23.302, 94.276
UTC time 1956-02-29 20:51:21.740
Location Mawlaik
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1956-02-29

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