Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 27, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Wednesday, August 27, 1980 at 04:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mawlamyinegyunn (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 82.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 94.701 and latitude 15.869.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 29.0 km
Coordinates 15.869, 94.701
UTC time 1980-08-27 04:30:16.700
Location Bogale
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-08-27

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