Earthquake details

Sunday, December 30, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Sunday, December 30, 1956 at 21:59 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 41.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 94.122 and latitude 23.380.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 50.0 km
Coordinates 23.380, 94.122
UTC time 1956-12-30 21:59:15.290
Location Mawlaik
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1956-12-30

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