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

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