Thursday, October 16, 2008 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Sri Lanka the Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 04:28 with a magnitude of 4.9. The closest city with more than 15.000 habitants is Moratuwa (Sri Lanka - LK). The epicenter is located at longitude 81.743 and latitude -3.419. 1147.28 km from Ovalle.
| Magnitude | 4.9 |
| Alert | |
| Depth ? | 10 |
| Nst ? | 98 |
| Dmin ? | |
| Dmin ? |
| Location | Moratuwa |
| Western Province | |
| Colombo | |
| Sri Lanka (lk)) |
Earthquake Map 10/16/2008 4:28:44 AM
Closest cities
Closest cities near the epicenter
| Galle | 1705.64 km |
| Weligama | 1711.67 km |
| Ambalangoda | 1713.31 km |
| Matara | 1717.65 km |
| Bentota | 1726.37 km |
| Beruwala | 1730.66 km |
| Kalutara | 1740.80 km |
| Panadura | 1750.13 km |
| Moratuwa | 1754.24 km |
| Maharagama | 1762.23 km |
Biggest cities
Closest cities with Population over 100,000
| Moratuwa | 1754.24 km |
| Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | 1764.89 km |
| Colombo | 1765.64 km |
| Nagercoil | 1770.90 km |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 1788.17 km |
| Negombo | 1793.13 km |
| Kollam | 1815.63 km |
| Tirunelveli | 1838.77 km |
| Kandy | 1844.97 km |
| Kochi | 1914.70 km |
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