Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 1, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Wednesday, March 1, 1989 at 03:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lashio (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 133.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 97.941 and latitude 21.754.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 15.8 km
Coordinates 21.754, 97.941
UTC time 1989-03-01 03:25:05.360
Location Mandalay
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-03-01

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