Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 24, 1917 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iraq on Tuesday, July 24, 1917 at 16:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Halabja (Iraq - IQ), about 39.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 45.779 and latitude 34.869.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 34.869, 45.779
UTC time 1917-07-24 16:13:17.720
Location Halabja
Country Iraq (IQ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1917-07-24

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