Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 26, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Lebanon on Wednesday, March 26, 1997 at 04:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nabatîyé et Tahta (Lebanon - LB), about 3.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 35.452 and latitude 33.386.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 33.386, 35.452
UTC time 1997-03-26 04:22:51.630
Location Sidon
Country Lebanon (LB)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-03-26

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