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USGS iscgem884038

22 Mar 1958, 10:11

59 km WSW of Mawlaik, Myanmar

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 50 km depth.

Depth50 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 59 km WSW of Mawlaik, Myanmar?

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23.515000, 93.842000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem884038
Coordinates
23.515, 93.842
Network
iscgem
Significance
561