Earthquake details

Friday, April 5, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Bangladesh on Friday, April 5, 1974 at 03:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Teknāf (Bangladesh - BD), about 138.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 93.536 and latitude 21.325.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	49.0 km
Coordinates	21.325, 93.536
UTC time	1974-04-05 03:46:30.100

Location	Bāndarban
Country	Bangladesh (BD)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1974-04-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Teknāf	138.7 km
Chauk	141.3 km
Sittwe	147.1 km
Cox’s Bāzār	158.7 km
Pakokku	160.6 km
Bāndarban	167.1 km
Yenangyaung	168.7 km
Sātkania	175.0 km
Dohazāri	177.7 km
Monywa	187.0 km
Minbu	188.9 km
Myingyan	192.6 km

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