Earthquake details

Thursday, January 11, 1945 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United Arab Emirates on Thursday, January 11, 1945 at 02:03 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ras al-Khaimah (United Arab Emirates - AE), about 87.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 55.603 and latitude 26.516.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 26.516, 55.603
UTC time 1945-01-11 02:03:06.090
Location Ras al-Khaimah
Country United Arab Emirates (AE)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1945-01-11

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