Earthquake details

Sunday, May 30, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Sunday, May 30, 1971 at 11:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Myitkyina (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 106.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.349 and latitude 25.278.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 25.278, 96.349
UTC time 1971-05-30 11:55:58.490
Location Myitkyina
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-05-30

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