Earthquake details

Thursday, February 21, 1963 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Libya on Thursday, February 21, 1963 at 17:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Al Marj (Libya - LY), about 24.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 20.996 and latitude 32.661.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	25.0 km
Coordinates	32.661, 20.996
UTC time	1963-02-21 17:14:36.880

Location	Al Marj
Country	Libya (LY)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1963-02-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Al Marj	24.4 km
Al Abyār	64.5 km
Al Bayḑā’	72.0 km
Shahhat	83.0 km
Benghazi	106.3 km
Darnah	154.1 km
Ajdabiya	224.3 km
Al Burayqah	285.0 km
Tobruk	285.3 km
Chania	422.9 km
Rethymno	440.5 km
Sirte	446.6 km

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