Earthquake details

Saturday, September 30, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Saturday, September 30, 1978 at 09:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Twante (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 14.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 95.857 and latitude 16.603.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 16.603, 95.857
UTC time 1978-09-30 09:04:31.200
Location Kanbe
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-09-30

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