Earthquake details

Thursday, January 29, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Norwegian Sea on Thursday, January 29, 1959 at 23:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tromsø, about 452.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 7.448 and latitude 70.867.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 70.867, 7.448
UTC time 1959-01-29 23:24:35.470
Location Norwegian Sea
Country Norwegian Sea
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1959-01-29

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