Earthquake details

Thursday, September 5, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Thursday, September 5, 1985 at 18:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Myitkyina (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 30.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 97.696 and latitude 25.405.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 25.405, 97.696
UTC time 1985-09-05 18:30:23.260
Location Myitkyina
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-09-05

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