Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 17:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Umluj (Saudi Arabia - SA), about 56.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 37.740 and latitude 25.291.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	5.0 km
Coordinates	25.291, 37.740
UTC time	2009-05-19 17:35:01.070

Location	Umluj
Country	Saudi Arabia (SA)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-05-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Umluj	56.2 km
Yanbu	137.6 km
Al-`Ula	147.8 km
Sulţānah	206.5 km
Medina	210.2 km
Rābigh	307.1 km
Tabuk	365.0 km
Safaga	413.4 km
Sharm el Sheikh	447.8 km
Jeddah	448.2 km
Hurghada	448.9 km
Ha'il	465.6 km

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