Earthquake details

Sunday, May 30, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Sunday, May 30, 1971 at 21:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lakang (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 118.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.187 and latitude 25.211.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 25.211, 96.187
UTC time 1971-05-30 21:39:00.140
Location Myitkyina
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-05-30

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