Earthquake details

Friday, April 9, 1943 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Egypt on Friday, April 9, 1943 at 19:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rhodes (Egypt - EG), about 233.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 28.047 and latitude 34.341.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	34.341, 28.047
UTC time	1943-04-09 19:46:47.340

Location	Alexandria
Country	Egypt (EG)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1943-04-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Rhodes	233.7 km
Fethiye	274.1 km
Marmaris	280.6 km
Heraklion	287.1 km
Beykonak	301.3 km
Bodrum	305.4 km
Muğla	321.6 km
Milas	332.1 km
Marsá Maţrūḩ	341.1 km
Rethymno	345.0 km
Sīdī Barānī	362.7 km
Antalya	372.9 km

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