Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 18, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Israel on Tuesday, December 18, 1956 at 17:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is ベツレヘム (Israel - IL), about 33.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 35.487 and latitude 31.522.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 31.522, 35.487
UTC time 1956-12-18 17:53:06.180
Location エルサレム
Country Israel (IL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1956-12-18

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