Earthquake details

Saturday, February 25, 1939 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Oman on Saturday, February 25, 1939 at 05:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sur (Oman - OM), about 17.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 59.457 and latitude 22.708.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	22.708, 59.457
UTC time	1939-02-25 05:05:24.880

Location	Sur
Country	Oman (OM)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1939-02-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sur	17.4 km
Muscat	145.1 km
Bawshar	145.2 km
Sufālat Samā’il	162.4 km
Seeb	168.2 km
Izkī	175.2 km
Nizwá	199.0 km
Rustaq	221.6 km
Bahlā’	222.8 km
As Suwayq	242.4 km
Al Khābūrah	279.6 km
Ibri	306.9 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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