Earthquake details

Friday, June 17, 1949 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Egypt on Friday, June 17, 1949 at 04:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rhodes (Egypt - EG), about 234.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 28.091 and latitude 34.328.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	34.328, 28.091
UTC time	1949-06-17 04:20:58.970

Location	Alexandria
Country	Egypt (EG)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1949-06-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Rhodes	234.9 km
Fethiye	274.0 km
Marmaris	281.8 km
Heraklion	291.4 km
Beykonak	299.7 km
Bodrum	307.6 km
Muğla	322.7 km
Milas	333.8 km
Marsá Maţrūḩ	340.7 km
Rethymno	349.3 km
Sīdī Barānī	363.8 km
Antalya	371.5 km

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