Earthquake details

Saturday, August 11, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Saturday, August 11, 1979 at 20:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mawlaik (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 82.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 94.939 and latitude 24.204.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 110.0 km
Coordinates 24.204, 94.939
UTC time 1979-08-11 20:32:07.900
Location Mawlaik
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-08-11

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