Earthquake details

Saturday, July 31, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit North Indian Ocean on Saturday, July 31, 1982 at 21:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Devinuwara, about 607.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 82.721 and latitude 0.901.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	0.901, 82.721
UTC time	1982-07-31 21:52:06.230

Location	North Indian Ocean
Country	North Indian Ocean
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1982-07-31

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Devinuwara	607.7 km
Matara	612.1 km
Galle	637.0 km
Ambalangoda	663.6 km
Bentota	685.5 km
Beruwala	691.4 km
Ratnapura	693.5 km
Badulla	701.5 km
Kalutara	702.9 km
Panadura	718.7 km
Ampara	721.3 km
Moratuwa	725.7 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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