Earthquake details

Saturday, March 20, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Sudan on Saturday, March 20, 1993 at 06:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suakin (Sudan - SD), about 163.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 38.814 and latitude 19.567.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	19.567, 38.814
UTC time	1993-03-20 06:05:02.990

Location	Port Sudan
Country	Sudan (SD)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1993-03-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Suakin	163.9 km
Al Līth	165.8 km
Port Sudan	167.6 km
Tokār	170.9 km
Jeddah	217.6 km
Jubayt	219.0 km
Sinkat	223.2 km
Ash Shafā	229.7 km
Makkah al Mukarramah	232.3 km
Ta'if	252.7 km
Al Bahah	282.4 km
Bariq	335.0 km

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