Earthquake details

Thursday, February 8, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Oman on Thursday, February 8, 1968 at 12:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Salalah (Oman - OM), about 278.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 54.059 and latitude 14.517.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	14.517, 54.059
UTC time	1968-02-08 12:28:19.950

Location	Salalah
Country	Oman (OM)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1968-02-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Salalah	278.1 km
Mukalla	531.8 km
Bosaso	639.9 km
Ataq	778.8 km
Erigavo	846.7 km
Garoowe	912.7 km
Al Bayda	917.5 km
Las Anod	992.7 km
Aden	994.9 km
Bahlā’	1002.0 km
Ibri	1003.3 km
Nizwá	1005.8 km

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