Earthquake details

Friday, March 21, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Friday, March 21, 2008 at 12:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lakang (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 33.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 97.498 and latitude 24.547.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 17.1 km
Coordinates 24.547, 97.498
UTC time 2008-03-21 12:36:59.360
Location Lakang
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-03-21

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