Earthquake details

Sunday, October 12, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Sunday, October 12, 1980 at 19:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kēng Tung (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 22.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.080 and latitude 21.780.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 21.780, 100.080
UTC time 1980-10-12 19:53:08.360
Location Kēng Tung
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-10-12

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