Earthquake details

Thursday, February 23, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Thursday, February 23, 1978 at 23:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mawlaik (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 69.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 94.715 and latitude 23.088.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 105.0 km
Coordinates 23.088, 94.715
UTC time 1978-02-23 23:18:33.200
Location Mawlaik
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-02-23

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