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USGS usp000hyfx

24 Mar 2011, 13:55

27 km NNW of Tachilek, Myanmar

A magnitude 6.9 mww earthquake at 8 km depth.

Depth8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 27 km NNW of Tachilek, Myanmar?

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20.687000, 99.822000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hyfx
Coordinates
20.687, 99.822
Network
us
Significance
1154