Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 3, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Wednesday, October 3, 1979 at 11:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Myanaung (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 56.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 94.816 and latitude 18.114.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 56.0 km
Coordinates 18.114, 94.816
UTC time 1979-10-03 11:35:14.100
Location Prome
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-10-03

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