Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 9, 1917 Earthquake

The earthquake hit India on Wednesday, May 9, 1917 at 21:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Leh (India - IN), about 98.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 77.958 and latitude 33.336.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 33.336, 77.958
UTC time 1917-05-09 21:46:02.540
Location Leh
Country India (IN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1917-05-09

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