Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 16, 2007 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at 08:56 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tachilek (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 89.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.732 and latitude 20.503.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 9.0 km
Coordinates 20.503, 100.732
UTC time 2007-05-16 08:56:14.120
Location Tachilek
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2007-05-16

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