Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 23, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 02:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mawlaik (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 41.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 94.698 and latitude 23.897.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 101.7 km
Coordinates 23.897, 94.698
UTC time 2016-08-23 02:11:12.810
Location Mawlaik
Country Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-08-23

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