Earthquake details

Saturday, January 18, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Saturday, January 18, 1986 at 07:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Meiktila (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 35.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 95.603 and latitude 21.092.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 21.092, 95.603
UTC time 1986-01-18 07:44:49.850
Location Meiktila
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-01-18

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