Earthquake details

Friday, July 27, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Friday, July 27, 1973 at 20:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mawlaik (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 36.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 94.510 and latitude 23.334.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 79.0 km
Coordinates 23.334, 94.510
UTC time 1973-07-27 20:23:50.700
Location Mawlaik
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-07-27

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