Earthquake details

Sunday, May 30, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Sunday, May 30, 1971 at 15:44 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Myitkyina (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 101.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.391 and latitude 25.272.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 25.272, 96.391
UTC time 1971-05-30 15:44:17.190
Location Myitkyina
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1971-05-30

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