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USGS us10006gbf

24 Aug 2016, 11:34

26 km W of Chauk, Myanmar

A magnitude 6.8 mww earthquake at 82 km depth.

Depth82 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated18 December 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 26 km W of Chauk, Myanmar?

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20.922800, 94.569000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10006gbf
Coordinates
20.9228, 94.569
Network
us
Significance
903