Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 20, 1949 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Oman on Tuesday, December 20, 1949 at 00:34 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Salalah (Oman - OM), about 284.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 53.767 and latitude 14.478.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 14.478, 53.767
UTC time 1949-12-20 00:34:49.910
Location Salalah
Country Oman (OM)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1949-12-20

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