Earthquake details

Saturday, April 13, 1918 Earthquake

The earthquake hit South Indian Ocean on Saturday, April 13, 1918 at 00:51 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Devinuwara, about 1331.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 85.540 and latitude -4.967.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-4.967, 85.540
UTC time	1918-04-13 00:51:22.660

Location	South Indian Ocean
Country	South Indian Ocean
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1918-04-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Devinuwara	1331.9 km
Matara	1336.4 km
Galle	1361.6 km
Ambalangoda	1388.1 km
Bentota	1410.0 km
Beruwala	1415.9 km
Ratnapura	1417.2 km
Badulla	1420.1 km
Kalutara	1427.5 km
Ampara	1431.0 km
Kalmunai	1437.8 km
Panadura	1443.2 km

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