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USGS usp000dc8b

30 Dec 2004, 23:54

77 km ENE of Taunggyi, Myanmar

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 20.1 km depth.

Depth20.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 77 km ENE of Taunggyi, Myanmar?

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20.951000, 97.758000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000dc8b
Coordinates
20.951, 97.758
Network
us
Significance
400