Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 21, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at 01:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pyapon (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 80.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.038 and latitude 15.646.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	15.646, 96.038
UTC time	2009-01-21 01:42:24.650

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

Earthquake map 2009-01-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Pyapon	80.9 km
Kyaiklat	95.1 km
Bogale	99.5 km
Mawlamyinegyunn	116.1 km
Kanbe	118.2 km
Twante	118.8 km
Syriam	126.9 km
Maubin	127.6 km
Yangon	129.7 km
Thongwa	134.5 km
Wakema	140.4 km
Kayan	151.2 km

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