Earthquake details

Thursday, October 1, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Oman on Thursday, October 1, 1998 at 19:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Salalah (Oman - OM), about 296.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 53.772 and latitude 14.367.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	14.367, 53.772
UTC time	1998-10-01 19:17:16.050

Location	Salalah
Country	Oman (OM)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1998-10-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Salalah	296.8 km
Mukalla	501.4 km
Bosaso	604.9 km
Ataq	748.3 km
Erigavo	811.5 km
Garoowe	879.6 km
Al Bayda	885.9 km
Las Anod	958.6 km
Aden	961.5 km
Dhamār	1009.8 km
Yarīm	1013.1 km
Sayyān	1020.8 km

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