Earthquake details

Saturday, November 16, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Saturday, November 16, 1974 at 04:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Taunggyi (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 118.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 97.986 and latitude 20.198.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 20.198, 97.986
UTC time 1974-11-16 04:53:11.860
Location Taunggyi
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-11-16

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