Earthquake details

Sunday, February 18, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Sunday, February 18, 1979 at 06:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shwebo (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 51.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 95.938 and latitude 22.974.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 22.974, 95.938
UTC time 1979-02-18 06:16:10.700
Location Mogok
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-02-18

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