Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 29, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Wednesday, February 29, 1956 at 21:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mawlaik (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 51.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 93.968 and latitude 23.419.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 50.0 km
Coordinates 23.419, 93.968
UTC time 1956-02-29 21:26:03.480
Location Mawlaik
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1956-02-29

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