Earthquake details

Saturday, October 16, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Saturday, October 16, 1965 at 19:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hinthada (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 74.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 94.771 and latitude 17.528.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	44.3 km
Coordinates	17.528, 94.771
UTC time	1965-10-16 19:33:28.460

Location	Pathein
Country	Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1965-10-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hinthada	74.0 km
Pathein	83.5 km
Myanaung	102.5 km
Nyaungdon	106.9 km
Letpandan	107.8 km
Tharyarwady	108.8 km
Wakema	111.9 km
Maubin	129.2 km
Paungde	132.5 km
Mawlamyinegyunn	138.5 km
Prome	151.3 km
Bogale	152.7 km

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