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USGS usp000568q

23 Apr 1992, 16:32

126 km ESE of Lashio, Myanmar

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 9.6 km depth.

Depth9.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 126 km ESE of Lashio, Myanmar?

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22.418000, 98.852000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000568q
Coordinates
22.418, 98.852
Network
us
Significance
591