Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 16, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Bangladesh on Wednesday, October 16, 2002 at 01:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sittwe (Bangladesh - BD), about 132.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 93.528 and latitude 21.183.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	40.5 km
Coordinates	21.183, 93.528
UTC time	2002-10-16 01:31:15.130

Location	Bāndarban
Country	Bangladesh (BD)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-10-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sittwe	132.7 km
Teknāf	132.8 km
Chauk	137.7 km
Cox’s Bāzār	160.0 km
Yenangyaung	161.0 km
Pakokku	162.3 km
Bāndarban	176.1 km
Minbu	179.3 km
Sātkania	182.5 km
Dohazāri	185.9 km
Magway	186.1 km
Myingyan	195.4 km

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