Earthquake details

Friday, March 16, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Lebanon on Friday, March 16, 1956 at 19:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aley (Lebanon - LB), about 4.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 35.575 and latitude 33.776.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	33.776, 35.575
UTC time	1956-03-16 19:32:43.270

Location	Beirut
Country	Lebanon (LB)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1956-03-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Aley	4.0 km
Beirut	14.7 km
Jounieh	23.1 km
Sidon	30.8 km
Zahle	31.3 km
Ghazieh	34.5 km
Habboûch	41.9 km
Nabatîyé et Tahta	45.0 km
Az Zabadānī	49.0 km
Baalbek	64.7 km
Tyre	66.2 km
Dārayyā	70.5 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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