How deep does a human body need to be buried?

How deep does a human body need to be buried?

Dan Redmond (Cemetery and Funeral Inspector, California Department of Consumer Affairs ) gives expert video advice on: What factors should I consider when choosing a cemetery?; How deep does a human body need to be buried? and more...

A human body only needs to be buried at eighteen inches deep from the top of the casket on a single depth burial. A double depth burial requires only 12 inches on top of the casket and that would be where you're burying one person on top of another in a cemetery. The old myth about six feet under is really not true.