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USGS us1000bx9g

28 Dec 2017, 20:23

75 km W of Monywa, Myanmar

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 85.4 km depth.

Depth85.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 75 km W of Monywa, Myanmar?

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22.055600, 94.404400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000bx9g
Coordinates
22.0556, 94.4044
Network
us
Significance
388