Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 2, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Wednesday, August 2, 1978 at 07:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tachilek (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 72.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.576 and latitude 20.505.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 20.505, 100.576
UTC time 1978-08-02 07:45:52.000
Location Tachilek
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-08-02

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