Earthquake details

Saturday, September 12, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Saturday, September 12, 1981 at 05:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tachilek (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 87.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.350 and latitude 21.055.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 15.5 km
Coordinates 21.055, 99.350
UTC time 1981-09-12 05:25:19.160
Location Kēng Tung
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-09-12

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