Earthquake details

Sunday, September 24, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Sunday, September 24, 1989 at 10:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chauk (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 27.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 94.968 and latitude 20.697.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 134.0 km
Coordinates 20.697, 94.968
UTC time 1989-09-24 10:55:20.910
Location Yenangyaung
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-09-24

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