Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 17, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Libya on Tuesday, August 17, 1982 at 22:22 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Darnah (Libya - LY), about 115.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 22.961 and latitude 33.772.

Magnitude	6.4
Alert	Severe
Depth	31.0 km
Coordinates	33.772, 22.961
UTC time	1982-08-17 22:22:24.430

Location	Al Bayḑā’
Country	Libya (LY)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1982-08-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Darnah	115.9 km
Shahhat	148.3 km
Al Bayḑā’	158.8 km
Tobruk	209.0 km
Chania	216.9 km
Rethymno	225.6 km
Al Marj	244.5 km
Heraklion	264.6 km
Al Abyār	282.4 km
Benghazi	327.1 km
Sīdī Barānī	367.3 km
Kalamata	371.7 km

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