Earthquake details

Sunday, February 12, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Sunday, February 12, 1989 at 07:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Myitkyina (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 106.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.866 and latitude 26.216.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 26.216, 96.866
UTC time 1989-02-12 07:55:47.520
Location Myitkyina
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-02-12

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