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USGS usp000dvc2

17 Jul 2005, 02:04

21 km NE of Chauk, Myanmar

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 120.3 km depth.

Depth120.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated10 November 2016Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 21 km NE of Chauk, Myanmar?

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21.015000, 94.986000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000dvc2
Coordinates
21.015, 94.986
Network
us
Significance
385