Earthquake details

Monday, January 20, 1941 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Cyprus on Monday, January 20, 1941 at 03:37 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Famagusta (Cyprus - CY), about 20.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 33.751 and latitude 35.221.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	35.221, 33.751
UTC time	1941-01-20 03:37:01.860

Location	Famagusta
Country	Cyprus (CY)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1941-01-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Famagusta	20.4 km
Larnaca	35.1 km
Nicosia	35.6 km
Stróvolos	38.8 km
Káto Lakatámeia	40.4 km
Limassol	88.3 km
Anamur	126.0 km
Silifke	129.8 km
Paphos	130.7 km
Mut	160.9 km
Erdemli	162.1 km
Latakia	188.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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