Earthquake details

Sunday, March 28, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Sunday, March 28, 1971 at 02:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Taungoo (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 26.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.198 and latitude 19.011.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 19.011, 96.198
UTC time 1971-03-28 02:54:12.390
Location Taungoo
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-03-28

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