Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 3, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Oman on Wednesday, March 3, 1971 at 02:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sur (Oman - OM), about 47.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 59.299 and latitude 22.199.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	22.0 km
Coordinates	22.199, 59.299
UTC time	1971-03-03 02:15:58.760

Location	Sur
Country	Oman (OM)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-03-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sur	47.3 km
Izkī	177.5 km
Bawshar	179.0 km
Muscat	179.2 km
Sufālat Samā’il	181.1 km
Nizwá	199.1 km
Seeb	199.4 km
Bahlā’	222.6 km
Rustaq	233.7 km
As Suwayq	264.7 km
Al Khābūrah	299.9 km
Ibri	307.8 km

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