Earthquake details

Monday, January 15, 1945 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United Arab Emirates on Monday, January 15, 1945 at 17:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ras al-Khaimah (United Arab Emirates - AE), about 84.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 55.489 and latitude 26.433.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 26.433, 55.489
UTC time 1945-01-15 17:21:24.910
Location Ras al-Khaimah
Country United Arab Emirates (AE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1945-01-15

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