Earthquake details

Monday, April 14, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Monday, April 14, 1997 at 17:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monywa (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 86.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 94.459 and latitude 22.574.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 96.6 km
Coordinates 22.574, 94.459
UTC time 1997-04-14 17:53:33.170
Location Monywa
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-04-14

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