Earthquake details

Thursday, December 15, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Thursday, December 15, 1966 at 02:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pakokku (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 80.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 94.322 and latitude 21.487.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 94.3 km
Coordinates 21.487, 94.322
UTC time 1966-12-15 02:08:05.790
Location Pakokku
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-12-15

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