Earthquake details

Sunday, November 25, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Sunday, November 25, 1979 at 02:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lakang (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 111.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.289 and latitude 25.236.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 50.0 km
Coordinates 25.236, 96.289
UTC time 1979-11-25 02:40:49.800
Location Myitkyina
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-11-25

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