Earthquake details

Monday, January 11, 1960 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Monday, January 11, 1960 at 03:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pyapon (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 31.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 95.832 and latitude 16.046.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 16.046, 95.832
UTC time 1960-01-11 03:10:18.750
Location Pyapon
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1960-01-11

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