Earthquake details

Monday, December 7, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Monday, December 7, 1981 at 22:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dawei (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 249.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 95.915 and latitude 13.735.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 13.735, 95.915
UTC time 1981-12-07 22:00:20.140
Location Yangon
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-12-07

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