Earthquake details

Saturday, March 12, 1938 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Somalia on Saturday, March 12, 1938 at 20:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ruqi (Somalia - SO), about 62.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 43.264 and latitude 10.511.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 10.511, 43.264
UTC time 1938-03-12 20:04:18.000
Location Boorama
Country Somalia (SO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1938-03-12

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