Earthquake details

Monday, December 16, 1918 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Bangladesh on Monday, December 16, 1918 at 03:03 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sittwe (Bangladesh - BD), about 293.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 91.021 and latitude 18.197.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	18.197, 91.021
UTC time	1918-12-16 03:03:31.770

Location	Cox’s Bāzār
Country	Bangladesh (BD)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1918-12-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sittwe	293.3 km
Teknāf	325.1 km
Cox’s Bāzār	375.5 km
Pathein	424.4 km
Sātkania	445.0 km
Prome	448.2 km
Uttar Char Fasson	449.7 km
Myanaung	454.6 km
Dohazāri	455.1 km
Thayetmyo	456.1 km
Myaydo	460.8 km
Minbu	461.5 km

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