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USGS usp0006dbh

29 May 1994, 15:11

74 km W of Yenangyaung, Myanmar

A magnitude 6.5 mw earthquake at 35.6 km depth.

Depth35.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 74 km W of Yenangyaung, Myanmar?

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20.556000, 94.160000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0006dbh
Coordinates
20.556, 94.16
Network
us
Significance
650