Earthquake details

Sunday, August 16, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Sunday, August 16, 1981 at 18:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Myitkyina (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 79.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.619 and latitude 25.489.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 36.6 km
Coordinates 25.489, 96.619
UTC time 1981-08-16 18:55:41.770
Location Myitkyina
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-08-16

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