Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 13, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Oman on Tuesday, August 13, 2002 at 08:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Salalah (Oman - OM), about 314.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 55.850 and latitude 14.749.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	14.749, 55.850
UTC time	2002-08-13 08:37:22.770

Location	Salalah
Country	Oman (OM)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-08-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Salalah	314.7 km
Mukalla	724.7 km
Bosaso	819.5 km
Nizwá	928.1 km
Bahlā’	928.8 km
Izkī	933.1 km
Ibri	946.2 km
Sur	952.7 km
Ataq	971.5 km
Rustaq	976.1 km
Sufālat Samā’il	980.6 km
Zayed City	1016.6 km

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