Earthquake details

Saturday, September 5, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Oman on Saturday, September 5, 1970 at 11:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Salalah (Oman - OM), about 277.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 53.742 and latitude 14.542.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	28.8 km
Coordinates	14.542, 53.742
UTC time	1970-09-05 11:38:47.960

Location	Salalah
Country	Oman (OM)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1970-09-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Salalah	277.8 km
Mukalla	497.6 km
Bosaso	613.4 km
Ataq	744.6 km
Erigavo	818.7 km
Al Bayda	883.5 km
Garoowe	892.2 km
Aden	961.8 km
Las Anod	969.5 km
Dhamār	1006.0 km
Ibri	1009.7 km
Yarīm	1009.9 km

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