Earthquake details

Saturday, October 4, 1919 Earthquake

The earthquake hit North Indian Ocean on Saturday, October 4, 1919 at 17:50 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Devinuwara, about 429.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 82.568 and latitude 2.610.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	2.610, 82.568
UTC time	1919-10-04 17:50:15.270

Location	North Indian Ocean
Country	North Indian Ocean
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1919-10-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Devinuwara	429.8 km
Matara	434.8 km
Galle	463.4 km
Ambalangoda	490.6 km
Bentota	511.8 km
Ratnapura	513.3 km
Badulla	514.5 km
Beruwala	517.4 km
Kalutara	528.6 km
Ampara	531.0 km
Kalmunai	540.4 km
Panadura	544.1 km

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