Earthquake details

Friday, October 21, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Friday, October 21, 1983 at 08:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monywa (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 78.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 94.375 and latitude 22.042.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 89.5 km
Coordinates 22.042, 94.375
UTC time 1983-10-21 08:44:46.650
Location Monywa
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-10-21

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