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

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Myanaung	56.7 km
Paungde	84.2 km
Hinthada	85.4 km
Prome	89.2 km
Letpandan	105.5 km
Tharyarwady	115.0 km
Thayetmyo	139.8 km
Myaydo	145.8 km
Nyaungdon	147.7 km
Pathein	148.9 km
Wakema	172.6 km
Pyu	176.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Prome Republic of the Union of Myanmar · 2025-06-23 00:02 UTC	63.7 km
M 4.9 Prome Republic of the Union of Myanmar · 2025-06-09 03:14 UTC	44.6 km

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