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USGS usp000gg9z

3 Sept 2008, 07:27

68 km SE of Myitkyina, Myanmar

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 68 km SE of Myitkyina, Myanmar?

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24.869000, 97.780000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gg9z
Coordinates
24.869, 97.78
Network
us
Significance
385