Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 30, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Tuesday, December 30, 1975 at 08:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nyaunglebin (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 36.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.431 and latitude 18.136.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	18.136, 96.431
UTC time	1975-12-30 08:57:24.100

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

Earthquake map 1975-12-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nyaunglebin	36.9 km
Pyu	38.4 km
Letpandan	81.9 km
Tharyarwady	86.7 km
Bago	89.3 km
Taungoo	89.8 km
Thanatpin	95.3 km
Paungde	105.5 km
Kyaikto	110.8 km
Hinthada	116.5 km
Myanaung	118.7 km
Kayan	137.4 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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