Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 24, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Tuesday, October 24, 1978 at 13:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ye (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 163.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.514 and latitude 14.564.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	14.564, 96.514
UTC time	1978-10-24 13:38:48.300

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

Earthquake map 1978-10-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Ye	163.0 km
Dawei	188.7 km
Kyaikkami	202.6 km
Pyapon	211.5 km
Kyaiklat	225.9 km
Bogale	226.8 km
Mudon	228.8 km
Mawlamyinegyunn	242.3 km
Thongwa	244.5 km
Kanbe	244.8 km
Mawlamyine	245.5 km
Twante	246.7 km

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