Earthquake details

Thursday, September 22, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Thursday, September 22, 1983 at 23:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sittwe (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 41.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 92.995 and latitude 20.503.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 20.503, 92.995
UTC time 1983-09-22 23:51:55.850
Location Sittwe
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-09-22

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