Earthquake details

Thursday, October 14, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Thursday, October 14, 1971 at 12:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mogok (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 66.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 95.910 and latitude 23.136.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 23.136, 95.910
UTC time 1971-10-14 12:55:19.820
Location Mogok
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-10-14

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