Earthquake details

Monday, July 8, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Monday, July 8, 1996 at 11:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pakokku (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 30.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 94.853 and latitude 21.509.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 101.5 km
Coordinates 21.509, 94.853
UTC time 1996-07-08 11:40:38.210
Location Pakokku
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-07-08

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