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

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sittwe	41.0 km
Teknāf	82.7 km
Cox’s Bāzār	146.2 km
Chauk	194.9 km
Yenangyaung	195.7 km
Minbu	199.6 km
Sātkania	200.7 km
Bāndarban	204.8 km
Magway	206.0 km
Dohazāri	208.1 km
Patiya	225.6 km
Pakokku	236.2 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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