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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Mocha (2023)
8 May 2023 · North Indian Ocean · Category 5
Cyclone Mocha formed in the North Indian Ocean basin on 8 May 2023 and lasted 6 days. Its sustained winds reached 269 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 908 hPa. It made landfall in Myanmar and People's Republic of China. It killed at least 463 people.
- Formed
- 8 May 2023
- Dissipated
- 15 May 2023
- Duration
- 6 days
- Basin
- North Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 269 km/h (145 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 908 hPa
- Deaths
- 463
Countries Hit
- Cat. 4Myanmar213 km/h
- TSPeople's Republic of China46 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Cyclone Biparjoy204 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Tej194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth