Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 10:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Blair (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 261.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 93.581 and latitude 13.865.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	13.865, 93.581
UTC time	2008-08-05 10:08:11.950

Location	Pathein
Country	Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-08-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Port Blair	261.0 km
Mawlamyinegyunn	333.1 km
Bogale	333.5 km
Pathein	347.1 km
Wakema	350.0 km
Pyapon	351.3 km
Kyaiklat	368.1 km
Maubin	389.1 km
Twante	405.0 km
Kanbe	409.5 km
Nyaungdon	417.2 km
Yangon	428.4 km

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