Earthquake details

Thursday, December 22, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Thursday, December 22, 1977 at 04:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Myitkyina (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 118.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.983 and latitude 26.376.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 26.376, 96.983
UTC time 1977-12-22 04:41:59.740
Location Myitkyina
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-12-22

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