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Historic Earthquake
1912 Maymyo Earthquake
23 May 1912 · Mandalay, Mogok · Myanmar
On 23 May 1912 at 02:24 UTC, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Myanmar (Mandalay, Mogok), at a depth of 25 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 111 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental collision).
- Date
- 23 May 1912
- Time
- 02:24 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.0
- Depth
- 25 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Myanmar
- Nearest Volcano
- Popa (182 km)
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth