Earthquake details

Saturday, December 20, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Saturday, December 20, 2008 at 23:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shwebo (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 28.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 95.898 and latitude 22.746.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 22.746, 95.898
UTC time 2008-12-20 23:22:48.380
Location Shwebo
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-12-20

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Republic of the Union of Myanmar · 2025-07-29 15:34 UTC
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