Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 22, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Wednesday, January 22, 1975 at 08:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pyapon (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 188.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.139 and latitude 14.650.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	14.650, 96.139
UTC time	1975-01-22 08:30:37.100

Location	Bogale
Country	Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1975-01-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Pyapon	188.6 km
Ye	196.1 km
Bogale	199.6 km
Kyaiklat	204.7 km
Mawlamyinegyunn	213.9 km
Kyaikkami	220.5 km
Kanbe	229.5 km
Dawei	230.2 km
Twante	230.2 km
Syriam	236.1 km
Maubin	237.5 km
Thongwa	238.5 km

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