Earthquake details

Thursday, January 23, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Thursday, January 23, 1975 at 08:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pyapon (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 177.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 95.823 and latitude 14.697.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	14.697, 95.823
UTC time	1975-01-23 08:30:41.520

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

Earthquake map 1975-01-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Pyapon	177.5 km
Bogale	183.6 km
Kyaiklat	194.9 km
Mawlamyinegyunn	196.4 km
Wakema	223.0 km
Twante	224.2 km
Kanbe	224.6 km
Ye	226.9 km
Maubin	227.2 km
Syriam	235.0 km
Yangon	237.4 km
Thongwa	241.7 km

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